Claude Sonnet 4.6 AI Coding Model Rolls Out to GitHub Copilot Users Across Multiple Platforms

Feb 18, 2026
The GitHub Blog
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Summary

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 AI coding model launches across GitHub Copilot platforms including Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and mobile apps, bringing advanced agentic coding capabilities to Pro, Business, and Enterprise users with gradual rollout now underway.

Key Points

  • Claude Sonnet 4.6, Anthropic's latest agentic coding model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot with a gradual deployment to Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users
  • The model excels at agentic coding and search operations, and is available across multiple platforms including Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, GitHub Mobile, and CLI with a 1x premium request multiplier
  • Enterprise and Business plan administrators must enable the Claude Sonnet 4.6 policy in Copilot settings to grant access to their users

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