Visual Studio Magazine

Compare New GitHub Copilot Free Plan for Visual Studio/VS Code to Paid Plans

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.
InfoWorld

Visual Studio adds GitHub Copilot unit testing for C#

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 can generate tests for the xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest test frameworks.
InfoWorld

GitHub unveils AI coding assistant for Visual Studio Code

GitHub Copilot is an OpenAI-powered Visual Studio Code extension that can suggest lines of code or entire functions as you type. GitHub has launched a preview of GitHub Copilot, an AI-based coding ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Claude Opus 4.5 Lands in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio and VS Code

GitHub has added Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 to the set of models available in GitHub Copilot Chat, and the model is now selectable directly inside Microsoft developers' primary tools: Visual Studio ...

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances.
InfoQ

GitHub Copilot Chat in Open Beta: Now Available for All Individuals in Visual Studio and VS Code

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