Microsoft’s latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot marks a decisive shift from single‑vendor dependency toward a deliberate, multi‑model orchestration strategy that now makes Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 selectable engines inside Copilot’s Researcher and Copilot Studio...
Microsoft’s Copilot has officially joined the multi‑model era: Anthropic’s Claude models — Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 — are now selectable backends inside Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Researcher agent and available as engine choices in Copilot Studio, letting enterprises toggle between...
Microsoft’s Copilot has taken a decisive step away from single‑vendor dependency by adding Anthropic’s Claude models — notably Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4 — as selectable backends inside Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Researcher feature and the Copilot Studio agent‑builder, a change Microsoft...
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Microsoft quietly turned Microsoft 365 Copilot from a single‑vendor assistant into a multi‑model orchestration platform by adding Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 as selectable back‑ends in Copilot’s Researcher agent and Copilot Studio, while making clear that OpenAI models will...
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Microsoft has quietly redefined the boundaries of Copilot: Microsoft 365 Copilot users can now select Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 as backend engines for key Copilot surfaces, a deliberate shift from a single‑vendor dependency to explicit multi‑model orchestration within the...
Microsoft’s decision to let Anthropic’s Claude models run inside Copilot represents a decisive shift: Copilot is no longer a single‑vendor product but a multi‑model orchestration layer that gives enterprises explicit model choice for different workloads.
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Microsoft’s product teams have quietly flipped a strategic switch: after years of tightly integrating OpenAI models across Azure, Bing and Windows, the company is now offering Anthropic models as first-class options inside Microsoft 365 Copilot and other developer tools — a clear signal that...
Microsoft has quietly but decisively reconfigured the architecture of Microsoft 365 Copilot by adding Anthropic’s Claude family — notably Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 — as selectable model backends within key Copilot surfaces, marking a shift from a single‑vendor dependency toward a...
Microsoft's Microsoft 365 Copilot is no longer a single‑vendor show: starting today the company is adding Anthropic’s Claude family — notably Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 — as selectable backends inside Copilot, giving organizations the ability to route specific Copilot workloads to...
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