Better Models, Smarter Defaults: Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-4.1, and More Control in Visual Studio

Visual Studio Copilot now defaults to GPT-4.1 for improved performance and offers expanded model choices including Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Opus 4, OpenAI o3 mini, and Gemini variants. The update introduces sticky model selection, simplified model switching, and a new Copilot Consumptions panel for tracking usage under GitHub's consumptive billing model. Users can monitor premium requests and automatically fall back to standard models when quotas are exceeded.