Microsoft Favors Anthropic Over OpenAI For Visual Studio Code

Microsoft Favors Anthropic’s Claude 4 Over OpenAI in Coding Tools

In a surprising pivot that underscores the fluid alliances in artificial intelligence, Microsoft Corp. has begun prioritizing models from Anthropic over those from its longtime partner OpenAI in key developer tools. According to recent reports, the tech giant is recommending Anthropic’s Claude 4 AI for use in Visual Studio Code, its widely used code editor, signaling a potential shift in how Microsoft integrates AI into productivity software. Th…

Microsoft Favors Anthropic Over OpenAI For Visual Studio Code

Microsoft is now prioritizing Anthropic's Claude 4 over OpenAI's GPT-5 in Visual Studio Code's auto model feature, signaling a quiet but clear shift in preference. The Verge reports: "Based on internal benchmarks, Claude Sonnet 4 is our recommended model for GitHub Copilot," said Julia Liuson, head of Microsoft's developer division, in an internal email in June. While that guidance was issued ahead of the GPT-5 release, I understand Microsoft's …

Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI in question as they trusted Anthropic for this new feature

Microsoft is adding an automatic AI model selector to Visual Studio Code that will choose the best-performing model for its GitHub Copilot service. The new feature will prioritize Anthropic’s Claude 4 Sonnet over OpenAI’s GPT-5 for most users, according to company announcements and internal directives. How the AI model selector works The selector will automatically evaluate and choose from a range of models, including Claude 4 Sonnet, GPT-5, and…