{"slug": "vscode-blogs", "title": "VSCode Blogs", "summary": "Microsoft's VS Code team published findings from 50,000 runs of a 5-line evaluation, revealing how AI coding models calibrate effort, token cost, and tool use. The blog also announced new features including bring-your-own-key support for language models and token efficiency improvements for GitHub Copilot.", "body_md": "# From the VS Code blog\n\n[\n](/blogs/2026/06/19/what-50000-runs-taught-us)\n\nLatest\n\n## What 50,000 Runs of a 5-Line Eval Taught Us\n\nHow AI coding models calibrate effort, token cost, and tool use on even the simplest task, and what that means for model selection and cost.\n\nRead post →## Recent posts\n\n[\n](/blogs/2026/06/18/byok-vscode)\n\n### Use your own language model key in VS Code\n\nLearn how to use bring your own key (BYOK) in VS Code to add models from providers like Azure, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI, Huggingface, OpenRouter, or use a local model with Ollama, Foundry Local, and more.\n\n[\n](/blogs/2026/06/17/improving-token-efficiency-in-github-copilot)\n\n### Improving token efficiency for GitHub Copilot in VS Code\n\nLearn how we're improving token efficiency for GitHub Copilot to reduce costs and latency for VS Code users.\n\n[\n](/blogs/2026/05/15/agent-harnesses-github-copilot-vscode)\n\n### The Coding Harness Behind GitHub Copilot in VS Code\n\nLearn why the coding harness around GitHub Copilot in VS Code matters as models, tools, agents, and providers evolve.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vscode-blogs", "canonical_source": "https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs", "published_at": "2026-06-25 06:34:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 06:43:36.654720+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "large-language-models", "developer-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "VS Code", "GitHub Copilot", "Azure", "Anthropic", "Gemini", "OpenAI", "Huggingface"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vscode-blogs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vscode-blogs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vscode-blogs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vscode-blogs.jsonld"}}