Claude 4 Storms into VS Code: Anthropic’s AI Challenges GitHub Copilot
Microsoft has added Anthropic’s Claude 4 AI model to Visual Studio Code, making it the default for many Copilot users. Internal tests show Claude 4 outperforms OpenAI’s models on complex code generation. Developers report Claude handles large codebases and explains code clearly. Microsoft is now offering multiple AI models in VS Code to boost coding assistance.