Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot

UpdateJul 24, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s newest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for complex, long-running coding tasks that require careful reasoning, effective tool use, and reliable execution across multiple steps.

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