GitHub Copilot: Claude Opus 4.7 Now Available
GitHub CopilotGitHub Copilot has added Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's latest and most capable generally available model, now rolling out across VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse, and GitHub.com. The model delivers stronger multi-step task performance and more reliable agentic execution, with meaningful improvements in long-horizon reasoning and complex tool-dependent workflows. Opus 4.7 is set to replace Opus 4.5 and 4.6 in the model picker for Copilot Pro+ subscribers, and launches with a 7.5× premium request multiplier as promotional pricing through April 30th. Business and Enterprise administrators must enable the Claude Opus 4.7 policy in Copilot settings to make it available to their teams.
Key Takeaways
- Claude Opus 4.7 replaces Opus 4.5 and 4.6 in the GitHub Copilot model picker for Pro+ subscribers, consolidating the Opus lineup to the single best version.
- A 12-point jump on CursorBench (58% → 70%) signals a meaningful real-world coding improvement over Opus 4.6, not just benchmark theater.
- Agentic reliability is the headline improvement — Opus 4.7 is specifically tuned for multi-step, tool-dependent tasks where previous models tended to lose context or compound errors.
- Business and Enterprise admins must act — the model requires explicit policy enablement in Copilot settings before it is visible to organization members.
- Promotional 7.5× multiplier runs only through April 30th, giving users a narrow window to evaluate the model at a softer price before standard rates apply.
- Rollout is gradual — users on eligible plans who don't see Opus 4.7 in their model picker should wait and check back, as it is being deployed incrementally across all supported environments.
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GitHub Copilot has begun rolling out Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's latest flagship model, across all major development environments where Copilot is available. The launch brings the most capable generally available Claude model directly into developers' coding workflows, available on VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse, and GitHub.com.
What's New with Opus 4.7
Stronger Agentic Performance
Claude Opus 4.7 was designed with complex, multi-step developer tasks in mind. Compared to its predecessor Opus 4.6, the new model demonstrates stronger performance on multi-step task execution and more reliable behavior in agentic settings — where the model must reason, use tools, and take sequential actions to complete longer tasks without losing context or making compounding errors.
Benchmarks reflect a meaningful jump: on CursorBench, a coding benchmark designed to test real-world IDE tasks, Opus 4.7 scores 70% compared to Opus 4.6's 58% — a 12-point improvement on a test specifically calibrated to measure the skills developers rely on daily. Opus 4.7 also outperforms OpenAI's GPT-5.4 on the hardest real-world coding benchmarks.
Model Consolidation for Copilot Pro+
GitHub is using the Opus 4.7 launch to streamline its model offerings. Over the coming weeks, Opus 4.5 and Opus 4.6 will be retired from the model picker for Copilot Pro+ subscribers, with Opus 4.7 taking their place as the primary Claude Opus option. This consolidation reduces choice fatigue and ensures Pro+ users are always working with the most capable available version of the Opus lineage.
Availability and Pricing
Claude Opus 4.7 is available to Copilot Pro+, Business, and Enterprise subscribers. It launches with a 7.5× premium request multiplier as promotional pricing valid through April 30th, after which standard pricing applies. Because it is a premium model, usage counts against premium request quotas rather than the standard request pool.
For Business and Enterprise plans: Organization administrators must explicitly enable the Claude Opus 4.7 policy in Copilot settings before the model becomes available to members. The rollout is gradual, so the model may not be immediately visible to all users — GitHub advises checking back if it does not yet appear in the model picker.
Broader Context
The Opus 4.7 release coincides with Anthropic reaching an annual revenue run-rate of $30 billion, driven significantly by enterprise adoption and the rapid growth of Claude Code. The model is rolling out simultaneously across the Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and GitHub Copilot — underscoring the increasingly central role GitHub Copilot plays in Anthropic's distribution strategy.