Want to use Claude for coding? Stop changing your billing implementation & use your Github Copilot subscription to access any model including Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5.4-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro. All are now available as coding agents for GitHub Copilot Business, GitHub Copilot Pro, GitHub Copilot Enterprise and GitHub Copilot Pro+ customers.
You can also run Claude, Codex, and Copilot directly inside github.com, GitHub Mobile, and VS Code, all within your existing GitHub workflows. Whether you’re reviewing code on the web, triaging issues on your phone, or iterating in the editor, you can stay within GitHub and use the same agents across surfaces with shared history and context. And most importantly:
No additional subscriptions are required.
Access to Claude and Codex is fully included with your existing GitHub Copilot subscription.
Read more at:
Claude and Codex now available for Copilot Business & Pro users – GitHub Changelog
For a quick review from Microsoft Build 2026, watch Tyler Leonhardt’s demo:
- LIVE168: Claude Is in Copilot. Here’s What That Actually Means
Claude runs as a coding agent inside GitHub Copilot in VS Code. But what does that actually look like at the code level? How is context assembled? What tools does Claude have access to? What happens when you pick Claude in the model picker versus letting Copilot run? Tyler Leonhardt goes inside the integration so you know exactly what you are working with.
http://aka.ms/githubcopilotclaude
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