Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet no longer available in Copilot Pro?

[breinergg]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently using Copilot Pro and a few days ago I was able to access and use the Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Sonnet models without any issues. However, recently I noticed that these models are no longer appearing in the model selector. There is no error message — they simply disappeared from the available options.

I’d like to know if:
These models were removed temporarily?
There has been a change in model availability for Copilot Pro users?
This could be related to region, account settings, or feature rollout?
Anyone else is experiencing the same issue?

Thanks in advance!

[Youcef3939]

yeah, this is actually expected, it’s not a bug on your side

github recently rolled out a change (march 12, 2026) to how copilot is packaged for students. if you’re on the copilot student plan, they removed direct access to some premium models like claude Opus, claude sonnet, and even some newer GPT variants from the model selector

that’s why they “disappeared” without any error, they weren’t temporarily removed, they’re just no longer available for manual selection under that plan

a couple key points:
• it’s not region-related or a glitch
• it’s tied to your plan (student vs pro)
• those models may still be used behind the scenes via “auto mode,” but you can’t pick them manually anymore

if you want them back in the selector, the only current workaround is upgrading to copilot pro / pro+

so yeah, you’re definitely not alone, everyone on the student plan is seeing this :((

you can join this thread to read more on the issue: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/189268#discussion-9625183

[centraldoprovedor]

Finally, the time has come to cancel and switch to Anthropic.

[qqfgrw4fqafaxasd]

i think github copilot is useless anymore

[pastrasigns]

Use this:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[kevalmehta17]

this is fake
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[pastrasigns]

this is fake
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

HOw is this fake? I'm using it right now within VS2026 Community.

[Jdlopezva]

It's a shame that GitHub is removing access to Claude's models for students. Is paying for Copilot Pro now the only way to get these models?

[pastrasigns]

Use this directly:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[jesusdleguiza944]

Use this directly:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

fake

[pastrasigns]

Use this directly:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

fake

HOw is this fake when I'm using this extension within VS2026 Community now?

[jenichol]

Use this directly:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

fake

HOw is this fake when I'm using this extension within VS2026 Community now?

According to Anthropic's documentation, this is their official VS Code extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anthropic.claude-code

[pastrasigns]

Use this directly:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

fake

HOw is this fake when I'm using this extension within VS2026 Community now?

According to Anthropic's documentation, this is their official VS Code extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anthropic.claude-code

Well hold on just a minute. The link you provided is for VS Code, and NOT Visual Studio 2026 Community IDE.

[rajanikant04]

I was also facing the same issue.
Then I have tried to reload the window of vs code 2 to 3 times and then showing properly.

[naqvi110k]

Hi! Claude models on Copilot can disappear due to a few common reasons:

Copilot Pro+ is required for Claude Opus 4.6 — Pro alone may not include it
Regional availability — not all regions have access yet
GitHub sometimes adjusts model access during rollout phases

Quick fixes to try:

Check your plan at github.com/settings/copilot
Sign out and back into Copilot
Try the model selector on github.com instead of your IDE

If still missing, contact support at support.github.com 👍

[klaus4u]

yes, I hate this change too. I see the docs with all infos. You see, MS is too big to fail. they do what they want, not what customers want.
https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans

[finipops]

i'm cancelling my subscription fck them

[Naeemx7]

the same situation of the students plan before !
and now in the middle of the Pro subscription Again

[TheBig-svg]

only opus 4.7 is in pro+ but with 7.5x
You will run out of tokens quite fast.

[jesusdleguiza944]

only opus 4.7 is in pro+ but with 7.5x You will run out of tokens quite fast.

In my opinion, it consumes twice as much as 4.6 ... it's a shame for GitHub.

[Omkar18U]

They've removed entire claude models for GH student pack officially now.

[GodParticle72774]

They removed it from Perplexity Pro for students as well. But I pay for Anthropic Pro, so just using claude.ai.

[anshul-031]

Can we add credit card or debit card?, such that opus model can be accessed via paid version & other models via our regular copilot student pack?

[KlomDark]

No, they yanked it for paid users, I have Pro and it's gone. Switch to Claude Code. It's far more expensive, but it works very very good.

[GodParticle72774]

oh yeah, we can still upgrade to mac and all that and you can just get pro on claude.ai, but max, max5x and 20x are best.

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[GodParticle72774]

No, they have taken support for opus out of everything except paid subs.

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On Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 3:47 AM JoeyGellerbit ***@***.***> wrote: I pay for Copilot Pro and Claude's models are not working (except Haiku). They need to fix this ASAP hey bro. Did you solve the problem？ I have meet the same probelm :( — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#189999?email_source=notifications&email_token=BK3GHISKW6WGJ24XXJGJW3T4TIYBRA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRTG44DEMRRUZZGKYLTN5XKOY3PNVWWK3TUUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-16378221>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BK3GHIXGI7V5CSWAAICIX4D4TIYBRAVCNFSM6AAAAACWWRKZBCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMMZXHAZDEMI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[KlomDark]

Gone from paid Pro accounts too

[MohitSutharOfficial]

---

Hi 👋

This is actually expected behavior and not an issue on your side.
GitHub has recently changed how models are exposed in Copilot (including Copilot CLI). Because of this:

• Latest Claude models (like Opus 4.6 or newer Sonnet versions) may not appear anymore
• Model availability depends on your plan, region, and rollout updates
• Copilot only provides a limited/curated set of models, not full access to all Claude versions

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✅ Using Claude models in Copilot CLI

You can still use available (older/stable) Claude models via Copilot CLI.
First, check which models are available:

copilot models

Then select one of the available Claude models:

copilot chat --model claude-sonnet-4.5

Or inside interactive mode:

/model claude-sonnet-4.5

---

⚠️ Important

• If a model is not listed, you cannot access it via Copilot CLI
• Missing models are usually due to:
  • Feature rollout changes
  • Plan limitations
  • Temporary removal by GitHub

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💡 Suggestion

If you specifically need the latest Claude models, you’ll need to use them via:

• Anthropic API directly
• Other platforms that provide full Claude access
  Copilot CLI is mainly designed for integrated development workflows, not full model access.

---

Hope this helps 👍

[GitMavick]

correct....

[2025aa05053-wilp-bits]

❌ Error: (query) Execution failed: CAPIError: 400 The requested model is not supported. (Request ID: EE09:1CDC5D:82DA59:8EADED:69D77D23)

I'm getting this now even on co-pilot

[MohitSutharOfficial]

GitHub is now removing access to many premium models, so it looks like that’s why the model is no longer working. It was available earlier, but now it seems to have been restricted or removed from Copilot.

[ninjacode911]

To clarify what's going on here, since this thread has a mix of different issues being conflated:

There are two separate problems being discussed:

1. Student plan users — models removed from selector

GitHub officially removed manual selection of premium Claude models (Opus, Sonnet) from the Copilot Student plan as of mid-March 2026. This is intentional, not a bug. These models
may still be used internally via "auto mode," but you can no longer pick them manually. The only way to get them back in the selector is upgrading to a paid Copilot Pro or Pro+
plan. More details in https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/189268#discussion-9625183.

2. Paid Pro/Pro+ users — models throwing errors

Several paying users in this thread are reporting that Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6 throw errors like Error during execution or 400: too many URL images in request. This is a
different issue entirely and is not about plan restrictions — it's a service-side bug.

If you're on a paid plan and seeing errors:

• Try reloading your VS Code window (this has worked for some people)
• Test the model on https://github.com chat instead of your IDE to isolate the issue
• Check your Copilot plan status at https://github.com/settings/copilot to confirm you're actually on Pro/Pro+
• If the 400: too many URL images error persists, it's a known bug with how Copilot serializes context for Claude models — open a support ticket at https://support.github.com

@fershibli @JoeyGellerbit — since you're paying customers getting errors, this is worth a direct support ticket. The student plan changes shouldn't affect you at all.

[pastrasigns]

Opus 4.6 is gone.

[ibragimov-oasis]

As a verified student, I was extremely disappointed by the March 12, 2026 changes to the GitHub Copilot Student plan.

GitHub says this is necessary “to keep Copilot free and accessible for millions of students”. But let’s be honest:

1. The number of verified students has been stable for years (~2 million, as GitHub itself wrote). It’s not exploding. Students come and go every year at the same rate — this is not a sudden “we can’t afford it anymore” situation.

2. Rich students from developed countries (USA, Europe, etc.) who could afford Claude Pro ($20/month) or even team plans were already using paid Claude anyway. They didn’t rely on free Copilot.
   The ones who really needed Copilot were students from developing countries and lower-income families who couldn’t buy Claude or GPT subscriptions. Now they lost the only good free tool they had.

3. Where is the data? GitHub gave ZERO statistics. No numbers on:

   • How much student usage actually increased in 2025–2026
   • How many premium requests students were really consuming
   • Real cost difference between Auto mode and manual Opus/Sonnet

   Just corporate words “sustainable” and “long-term”. Show us the numbers.

4. Auto mode is much worse in practice. My own experience today (April 1, 2026): one single message in Auto → rate limit hit (request ID: 3BC5:1FA0BC:34D9383:3BBBEEC:69CCABAE). It consumed 2.4% of my quota. Claude Opus 4.6 used to take 0.3% for the same task. So Auto is not “saving money” — it’s wasting more quota on dumber results.

This change didn’t make Copilot “free for everyone”. It made it "useless for serious student work". We’re not abusing the system — we’re learning and building real projects. Removing the best models while keeping the same PRU limits is not “sustainability”, it’s just cutting corners on the future developers you claim to support.

GitHub’s "most valuable asset is not the models or the infrastructure" — it is the "students*" We are the ones who create the next big things.

Just a few weeks ago a 20-year-old Chinese undergraduate student Guo Hangjiang built "MiroFish" (github.com/666ghj/MiroFish) — a groundbreaking open-source multi-agent AI simulation engine that topped global GitHub Trending, got 33k+ stars in days and attracted millions in funding. One student. One laptop. With AI coding assistants.

Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook while he was a student at Harvard. Linus Torvalds started Linux as a student. Countless world-changing open-source ecosystems, tools and companies were born in student dorm rooms and GitHub repos.

Students are not just “users who come and go”. We are the future of the entire developer ecosystem that GitHub claims to support.

But right now you are "depriving your most valuable asset" of the best tools.

You are not “preserving the community”. You are "losing it". By taking away the best models you are telling students: “your serious projects are no longer welcome here for free”. Many will simply leave for Claude.ai, Cursor, or other tools.

Please reconsider. The future of GitHub depends on the students you are now limiting.

Please either:

• Bring back manual selection of Claude Opus 4.6 / Sonnet for students, or
• Let us choose premium models but with higher PRU cost (5–10x), or
• or make discount for using pro features for students.

Thank you for reading. Hope the team reconsiders.

[sakxam-xeetri]

This isn’t a bug — it’s most likely an intentional change by GitHub.

Recently, GitHub started removing some premium models (including Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6) from certain Copilot plans or contexts. This especially affects:

Student plans
Some Copilot Pro users depending on rollout/region
VS Code model picker availability

Reports across multiple discussions show these models disappearing from the selector even with active subscriptions, which indicates backend changes rather than a local issue.

Additionally, GitHub has been adjusting model availability and limiting access to higher-cost models as part of plan restructuring and cost optimization.

What you can do
Check “Manage Models” in Copilot settings (some models may require manual enabling or API keys)
Try Copilot Web (sometimes models appear there but not in VS Code)
Wait for rollout updates (availability is being changed gradually)
Important note

Even though models like Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 exist and were added earlier, availability inside Copilot is not guaranteed across all plans anymore.

[KlomDark]

Gone from Pro, and I spent over $200 last month. Done now unless it comes back.

[pamudu123]

It is so disappointing to see this change. Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 are no longer available for the Pro plan. Meanwhile, OpenAI is increasing its limits, while Microsoft is reducing theirs. It is sad to see this trend. Also, the $39 Copilot Pro+ plan does not seem worth it compared to other tools like Codex and Cursor.

[adam4813]

We have provided more details about changes to Copilot Individual Plans in this discussion, which may be updated if new information becomes available.

To keep conversations all in one place and to ensure you receive timely updates, we recommend you subscribe to the discussion linked above.

The discussion you linked doesn't cover the missing cut-over/off date and the missing deprecation date on the model documentation page https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models#model-retirement-history.

@adam4813 thank you for reporting that discrepency in the docs. It has been reported to our team for review.

[yuchad]

So I guess Opus 4.6 is no longer available, is that correct?

[onurserment]

Hello,
I am an annual Copilot Pro subscriber. I chose the yearly plan specifically to access high-end models like Claude 4.6 Opus. However, I noticed that access has been restricted recently, prompting me to "upgrade." Since I have already paid for a full year under the current terms, I find this mid-term change unfair.

[large]

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-04-20-changes-to-github-copilot-plans-for-individuals/

[YamiOdymel]

Let's fucking gOOOOoooo 💀💀💀💀
I’ve also heard that Copilot is going to start charging by tokens in May.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1sqy8uz/thats_it_claude_opus_46_was_just_removed_from_pro/

Opus models are no longer available in Pro plans. Opus 4.7 remains available in Pro+ plans. As we announced in our changelog, Opus 4.5 and Opus 4.6 will be removed from Pro+.
https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/changes-to-github-copilot-individual-plans/

[shipingli]

I subscribed pro 2 days ago, want to get refund. $10 is not much but don want want these SOB cheated us so easy. But my message was blocked by support@github.com. Any other methods?

[DerPurp]

Credit card chargeback.

[jdgorney]

Confirmed Opus 4.6 is gone from the Pro+ plan as well. I assume they want you to use Opus 4.7 with has a 7.5x request multiplier where as Opus 4.6 had a 3x multiplier. The question is whether 4.7 is more than twice as good as 4.6 to justify the cost increase. My guess is probably not. Going back to Sonnet 4.6 and Pro plan :(

[hookino]

this is a joke i hope - eb will quit because of this money hunting bulshit.. no happy users - no future money...

[pastrasigns]

this is a joke i hope - eb will quit because of this money hunting bulshit.. no happy users - no future money...

What should we do then? (I'm using Visual Studio 2026 Community) C# .NET 10 development.

[hookino]

nothing, github and athropic should realize that they do a big mistake

[pastrasigns]

nothing, github and athropic should realize that they do a big mistake

I installed this extension now; VS2026 Community: (it works)

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[jesusdleguiza944]

clearly it's a move by Anthropic to centralize usage in Claude Code, we need to start looking for what other subscriptions and models have something more accessible.

[dom-inic]

what a joke, just when i was about to work on something and i was already in an opus 4.6 session. checked and all over sudden its auto and i cant see opus 4.6 . why the sudden change?

[mikegwhit]

i'm not a student and cannot access opus 4.6 and i got rate-limited.. i opened a claude code subscription but it's not the same

[JdaieLin]

I suspect it’s because Copilot charges based on the number of requests, and a large number of users choosing Opus 4.6 is hurting their profits. But I’ve already paid for a full-year subscription—how can they change the subscription offering midway? Copilot subscribers are all experienced GitHub developers; under these circumstances, is GitHub still trustworthy?

[skilljobs]

same here! out of nowhere middle of a plan they changed everything! Now I've 0 premium usage left !

[klaus4u]

May be I have to re-think my first emotions. I read more and more about Claude data center problems regarding missing capacities.

Maybe not Microsoft is the reason, but Claude itself. Then I wonder the unprofessional and unclear statement from Microsoft.

[SchlangeGoto]

why should Anthropic be the problem? if Microsoft wants to use the claud models, they can do so. I dont think Anthropic would have a problem with Microsoft using the service and paying them

[klaus4u]

When you do not have capacities left, MS have no choice

[codingsteff]

What a huge disappointment that Opus has been removed from the Pro plan.

I’ve never reached my usage limit, and now I’m expected to pay an extra 30 bucks?
I’m switching straight to Claude Code.

[JdaieLin]

I heard that Anthropic is “testing” removing Claude Code from their Pro plan to gauge user reactions—they might not be so innocent either.

[mcbaloo]

I’m very disappointed to find that the features which prompted me to buy a yearly plan, specifically access to Opus, are missing. This was my primary reason for subscribing

[arshx86]

I upgraded to copilot pro+ and opus 4.6 is not there neither!
In fact, opus 4.7 is at 7.3x multipler!! wtf!!

goodbye copilot.

[pastrasigns]

this works:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[mahmudtopu3]

Finally we can say, GoPilot

[pastrasigns]

This works also;

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[unseensenpai]

Imagine removing all opus series from vscode without any explanation KEKW

[jj-jamen]

What's next? they'l deprecate Sonnet 4.6? How many GH co-pilot pro and pro+ subscribers actually use models other than opus and sonnet? Thats gonna be bad for the majority. Best solution is to sever our dependecy in these models.

[arcticpinecone]

I just have to chime in too, since there doesn't seem to be anywhere else.

Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 are awesome models, at a reasonable cost. Why can't that be enough?

[hakon3]

I upgraded, but still I can only use 4.7? Where is 4.6 at 3x?

[pastrasigns]

That's gone forever. byebye

You need to use this:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension

[popcatalin81]

This is disgraceful beyond belief.

[pastrasigns]

use this:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dliedke.ClaudeCodeExtension