{"slug": "claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot", "title": "Claude Opus 4.8 is generally available for GitHub Copilot", "summary": "Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 model is now generally available for GitHub Copilot, offering improved code understanding and generation for complex problem-solving and large-codebase navigation. The model is accessible to Copilot Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users across multiple platforms including Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, and GitHub Mobile, with a 15X premium request multiplier until usage-based billing launches on June 1, 2026.", "body_md": "# Claude Opus 4.8 is generally available for GitHub Copilot\n\n**Claude Opus 4.8**, Anthropic’s latest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Opus 4.8 demonstrates a clear step forward in code understanding and generation across a range of real-world coding tasks. It also handles complex problem-solving and large-codebase navigation with notable improvement to previous versions.\n\nThis model is launching with a **15X premium request multiplier** until [Usage Based Billing](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/) launches on June 1, 2026.\n\n[Availability in GitHub Copilot](#availability-in-github-copilot)\n\nClaude Opus 4.8 will be available to **Copilot Pro+**, **Business**, and **Enterprise** users.\n\nYou’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in:\n\n- Visual Studio Code in all modes (i.e., chat, ask, edit, and agent)\n- Visual Studio\n- Copilot CLI\n- GitHub Copilot cloud agent\n- GitHub Copilot App\n- github.com\n- GitHub Mobile iOS and Android\n- JetBrains\n- Xcode\n- Eclipse\n\nRollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.\n\n[Enabling access](#enabling-access)\n\nCopilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators must enable the Claude Opus 4.8 policy in Copilot settings.\n\n[Learn more](#learn-more)\n\nTo explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our [documentation on models](https://docs.github.com/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models) and get started with Copilot.\n\n[Share your feedback](#share-your-feedback)\n\nJoin the [GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/copilot-conversations) to share your feedback.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-05-28-claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot", "published_at": "2026-05-28 16:56:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-29 08:14:11.273404+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "generative-ai", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Claude Opus 4.8", "Anthropic", "GitHub Copilot", "GitHub", "Visual Studio Code", "JetBrains", "Xcode", "Eclipse"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-opus-4-8-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot.jsonld"}}