Rhea Patel announces that GPT-5 is now available in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio, offering improved AI-powered code assistance and insights for developers.

GPT-5 Now Available in Visual Studio

Author: Rhea Patel

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio now features OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, providing developers with:

  • Faster code suggestions and responses
  • Improved performance for code writing and comprehension
  • Enhanced reasoning and explanation capabilities

Getting Started

To try GPT-5 in Visual Studio:

  1. Click the Copilot badge in your IDE
  2. Open Chat
  3. Select GPT-5 (Preview) from the model picker

Watch a demo of GPT-5 in action

Key Advancements

  • Enhanced reasoning for complex tasks
  • Improved code quality and maintainability even for large codebases
  • Clearer explanations, helping users understand code changes and suggestions

Whether you’re building features end-to-end or working with unfamiliar codebases, GPT-5 in Copilot can accelerate your workflow.

Rollout and Deprecation Details

  • Available to all paid Copilot plans
  • Accessible in both Agent and Ask modes
  • Rollout is phased; availability may vary
  • Older models (o1, GPT-4.5, o3-mini, GPT-4o) will be deprecated
  • More details: GitHub model deprecation changelog

For Enterprise and Business Users

Admins must enable the GPT-5 policy within Copilot settings. When enabled, organization users can select GPT-5 in Visual Studio.

Stay tuned for further updates as GPT-5 becomes more widely available within GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio.

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