Ghost text suggestions are now open source as part of the Copilot Chat extension - the second milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor.

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VS Code reaches its second milestone in becoming an open source AI editor by open sourcing inline code suggestions. The GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat extensions are being consolidated into a single extension, with all inline suggestion functionality now available in the open source Copilot Chat extension. The standalone Copilot extension will be deprecated by early 2026. The refactoring includes performance improvements like reduced latency and better caching, while maintaining the same user experience. Developers can now explore and contribute to the inline suggestions implementation on GitHub.

Open Source AI Editor: Second Milestone