VS Code has barely been released and can already handle OpenAI's latest language model GPT-5. It should bring advantages in ...

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

VS Code team open‑sourced GitHub Copilot Chat (MIT licence) and invites developers to explore, contribute and shape the AI editor.

GitHub Copilot’s upgraded coding agent, now accessible through a new agents panel, lets Visual Studio and VS Code developers ...

Code Quality Both editors leverage advanced models like GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and others, resulting in similar raw code output. The real difference? How they handle project context.

January 2025 release of VS Code includes a Copilot feature that predicts the user’s next edit, a movable Command Palette, and no-config debugging for Python scripts.

VS Code 1.100 allows developers to tailor their AI chat experience in the code editor to their specific coding practices and technology stack, by using Markdown-based files.

Visual Studio Code 1.100 brings compact editor view Detached editor windows can now be displayed more compactly and the AI-supported GitHub Copilot Chat also receives new functions in this release.

The rise of AI-powered code editors has sparked a quiet revolution in programming, with tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and now Cline vying for dominance.