{"id":253821,"date":"2025-08-12T10:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=253821"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:10:52","slug":"gpt-5-now-available-in-visual-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/gpt-5-now-available-in-visual-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"GPT-5 Now Available in Visual Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"298\">We\u2019re excited to share that GPT-5, OpenAI\u2019s latest frontier model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"588\">GPT-5 offers faster responses and even better performance for writing and understanding code. This release brings a new level of capability to your development workflow, making it easier to move from idea to implementation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"588\"><strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"605\">Try it now:<\/strong> Click the Copilot badge in your IDE, open Chat, and select GPT-5 (Preview).<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-253821-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/gpt5new-3.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/gpt5new-3.mp4\">https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/gpt5new-3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"723\">Why GPT-5 Matters to you<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"813\">GPT-5 is OpenAI\u2019s most advanced model to date. It delivers substantial improvements in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"877\">Reasoning and decision-making for complex coding tasks<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"973\">Code quality and maintainability, even for large implementations with minimal prompting<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1064\">Clarity of explanations, giving you a better understanding of the changes it makes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1296\">From building end-to-end features to understanding unfamiliar codebases, GPT-5 is designed to help you move faster while staying in control.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1316\">Availability<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1491\">GPT-5 is rolling out to all paid Copilot plans starting today. You can access it in both Agent Mode and Ask Mode.\u00a0If you do not yet see GPT-5 in your model picker, check back soon as rollout continues. Note:\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">As GPT\u20115 becomes more widely available, GitHub has announced the phased deprecation of several older models, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2025-06-20-upcoming-deprecation-of-o1-gpt-4-5-o3-mini-and-gpt-4o\/\">Upcoming deprecation of o1, GPT-4.5, o3-mini, and GPT-4o &#8211; GitHub Changelog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1810\"><strong>For Copilot Enterprise and Business customers:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1637\" \/>Administrators must enable the GPT-5 policy in Copilot settings. Once enabled, users in the organization will be able to select GPT-5 in the model picker in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to share that GPT-5, OpenAI\u2019s latest frontier model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio. 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