anthropic's claude models make coding a breeze! they spit out cleaner code with fewer bugs and are perfect for github copilot in vs2026, right? ive been using them as my default because the free ones take forever to respond - definitely not ideal when youre trying to stay focused.
claude haiku 4.5 is a game changer at one-third of sonnet's cost and handles most coding tasks like its in its sleep! only switch out if your project demands something more specialized.
what about y'all? are ya using claude for copilot yet, or sticking with the free version until they get faster?
https://hackernoon.com/claude-haiku-45-my-favorite-ai-model-for-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-2026?source=rss