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Updated · InfoWorld · Aug 13

Microsoft Releases VS Code 1.133, Letting Claude Sessions Switch Providers Turn by Turn

Updated

Updated · InfoWorld · Aug 13

Microsoft Releases VS Code 1.133, Letting Claude Sessions Switch Providers Turn by Turn

2 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Aug 13

VS Code 1.133 lets developers mix Anthropic and GitHub Copilot providers inside a single Claude session, with the chosen model applying to the next turn.
The change removes the earlier need to reconfigure the agent host when switching providers; Anthropic models bill an API key, while Copilot models use the Copilot subscription.
A new experimental setting also lets users open the Agents window without GitHub sign-in, addressing cases where github.com is unreachable or GitHub is not used; for now, that signed-out behavior supports only Claude.
The August 12 release adds auto-reload for HTML files in the integrated browser and sticky-scroll prompts in chat, following VS Code 1.132 released on August 5.

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Could seamlessly swapping AI models mid-session trigger unexpected API billing nightmares for unwary developers?

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