Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot
Quick Answer
Claude Sonnet 5, Anthropic's latest Sonnet-class model, is now available in GitHub Copilot, enhancing coding performance, especially for CLI tasks.
Quick Take
It supports various GitHub Copilot plans and operates under Zero Data Retention, making it a strong choice for developers seeking efficient workflows.
Key Points
- Claude Sonnet 5 shows strong performance in CLI-style coding tasks.
- Available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.
- Gradual rollout; check model picker in various IDEs for access.
- Operates under Zero Data Retention (ZDR) policy.
- Pricing based on provider list under Usage Based Billing.
📖 Reader Mode
~2 min readClaude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest Sonnet-class model, now available in GitHub Copilot. It brings strong coding performance to everyday development and agentic workflows, giving developers a new Sonnet-class option for tasks across the IDE and CLI.
In our internal testing, Claude Sonnet 5 showed strong results across a range of coding scenarios, including particularly strong performance on CLI-style tasks. It also demonstrated excellent prompt-cache utilization and competitive latency at lower effort levels, making it a strong choice for developers who want fast, capable Sonnet-class performance in Copilot.
This model is billed at provider list pricing under Usage Based Billing. See GitHub Copilot’s pricing for models and requests for details.
Availability in GitHub Copilot
Claude Sonnet 5 will be available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.
You’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in:
- Visual Studio Code
- 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
Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators can enable Claude Sonnet 5 for their organization through the model policy settings in Copilot. Like other Sonnet models in GitHub Copilot, Claude Sonnet 5 operates under Zero Data Retention (ZDR).
Learn more
To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models and get started with Copilot.
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— Originally published at github.blog
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