Microsoft is now deepening its collaboration with Anthropic, OpenAI’s main competitor, by directly integrating the company’s AI models into Copilot. The move, which goes into effect this week, adds another layer to Microsoft’s growing portfolio of AI partnerships and marks a gradual shift away from its once-exclusive reliance on OpenAI.
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Previously, Copilot relied primarily on OpenAI technology, but with this update, enterprise users will be able to choose from a variety of options, including Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4, depending on the task at hand. Opus 4.1 is designed for heavy-duty tasks like complex reasoning, advanced coding, and system architecture, whereas Sonnet 4 is intended for more routine tasks like large-sc