Claude Opus 4.8 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

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.

Claude Opus 4.8 is generally available for GitHub Copilot 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. This 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. Availability in GitHub Copilot availability-in-github-copilot Claude Opus 4.8 will be available to Copilot Pro+ , Business , and Enterprise users. You’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in: - Visual Studio Code in all modes i.e., chat, ask, edit, and agent - Visual Studio - Copilot CLI - GitHub Copilot cloud agent - GitHub Copilot App - github.com - GitHub Mobile iOS and Android - JetBrains - Xcode - Eclipse Rollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet. Enabling access enabling-access Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators must enable the Claude Opus 4.8 policy in Copilot settings. Learn more learn-more To 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. Share your feedback share-your-feedback Join the GitHub Community https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/copilot-conversations to share your feedback.