Claude Opus 5 model now available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot now supports Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, designed for complex coding tasks requiring multi-step reasoning and tool use. This new model enhances performance on agentic workflows and includes improved safeguards for cyber content, though these may occasionally block security-related requests. It's available to specific Copilot plan users, with gradual rollout and administrator policy enablement required.
- →Claude Opus 5 model integrated into GitHub Copilot
- →Enhanced safeguards for cyber content
- →Billing and availability for Claude Opus 5
- →Administrator enablement required for Copilot Business/Enterprise
Features (1) ›
- Claude Opus 5 model integrated into GitHub Copilot
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 model is now available in GitHub Copilot, supporting complex, long-running coding tasks that involve reasoning, tool use, and multi-step execution. Early testing indicates strong performance on autonomous code changes and regression verification.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Enhanced safeguards for cyber content
The Claude Opus 5 model includes enhanced safeguards against high-harm cyber content, which may result in blocking certain security-adjacent requests. Users are advised to rephrase requests or select an alternative model if a query is blocked.
Notes (2) ›
- Billing and availability for Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 is billed at the provider API list price under usage-based billing and is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Gradual rollout is expected across various IDEs and platforms.
- Administrator enablement required for Copilot Business/Enterprise
Administrators of Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plans must enable the Claude Opus 5 policy within Copilot settings to grant access to their users.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-24-claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-github-copilot
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