Today I want to point out a new feature that was recently introduced in Github Copilot chat; support for multiple large language models. It is now possible to choose between different models so that you can choose the model that aligns best with the needs you have in your specific project.
Models that are supported today are GPT-4o, o1, o1-mini and Claud Sonnet 3.5.
Remark: To be exact, I have to point out that Github Copilot was leveraging multiple LLMs already for different use cases.
Let me show you how this feature works…
VS Code
- Open Github Copilot Chat inside VSCode
- Click on the ‘Pick model’ dropdown and select a different model
- That’s it!
Visual Studio
- Open Github Copilot Chat inside Visual Studio
- Click on the ‘Pick model’ dropdown and select a different model
- That’s it!
Remark: I noticed that the Claud Sonnet 3.5 model is not yet available inside Visual Studio.
More information
https://github.blog/changelog/2024-09-19-sign-up-for-openai-o1-access-on-github/