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Microsoft Office Adds Anthropic, Ending OpenAI Exclusivity

September 10, 2025

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Microsoft Office Adds Anthropic, Ending OpenAI Exclusivity

Microsoft is integrating Anthropic's AI models into Office 365 to expand generative AI features beyond its exclusive partnership with OpenAI. The decision is based on performance evaluations, with Anthropic's model excelling in specialized tasks like visual design and spreadsheet automation. Micr...

Try Claude AI in Microsoft Copilot Now

Microsoft is expanding its Copilot AI ecosystem by integrating Anthropic's Claude models, offering users more choice and reducing reliance on a single provider. Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers can now select the Claude Opus 4.1 model for the Researcher agent, enabling performance comparisons on...

Microsoft Picks Anthropic Over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Microsoft is introducing an automatic AI model selection feature for Visual Studio Code, prioritizing Claude Sonnet 4 for paid GitHub Copilot users while free tier users will dynamically switch between models like Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, and GPT-5 mini. This reflects a strategic shift toward Anth...