Allison announces the general availability of Claude Haiku 4.5 in GitHub Copilot for all major IDEs, outlining enablement steps and model access details for different Copilot plans.

Claude Haiku 4.5 Now Available in GitHub Copilot Across All Supported IDEs

Claude Haiku 4.5 is now generally available to users across all GitHub Copilot tiers, including Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Business, Copilot Pro, and Copilot Pro+.

Supported Environments

You can access the Claude Haiku 4.5 model in the following locations:

GitHub Copilot Chat on github.com
GitHub Copilot CLI
GitHub Mobile
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio
JetBrains IDEs
Xcode
Eclipse

These can be accessed through the chat model picker in agent, ask, and edit modes across all supported environments. If you do not yet see the option, it may take some time to roll out to all users.

How to Enable Access

For Organizations (Copilot Business and Enterprise)

Administrators should enable the Claude Haiku 4.5 policy within Copilot settings.
Once enabled, organization users will see Claude Haiku 4.5 available in the model picker across all supported IDEs.

For Individual Plans (Pro and Pro+)

Users can enable Claude Haiku 4.5 by selecting it in the model picker of any supported IDE.
There will be a one-time prompt to confirm selection.

Additional Resources

Learn more about supported models in Copilot by reviewing the official Copilot documentation.
You can also join the GitHub Community to share your feedback and connect with other users.

Summary

Claude Haiku 4.5 increases the available AI model options for GitHub Copilot users, broadening development flexibility and accommodating diverse workflow preferences across leading development tools.

This post appeared first on “The GitHub Blog”. Read the entire article here