""Copilot will continue to be powered by OpenAI's latest models, and now our customers will have the flexibility to use Anthropic models too - starting in Researcher or when building agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio," explains Charles Lamanna, president of Microsoft's business and industry Copilot team. "The addition of Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 advances our commitment to bring the best AI innovation from across the industry to Microsoft 365 Copilot, tuned for work and tailored to your business needs.""
"Microsoft's Researcher agent can now use OpenAI's deep reasoning models or Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.1. Researcher users will see a "Try Claude" button at the top of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app that provides access to Opus 4.1 instead of OpenAI's models. "Once you opt-in, you'll be able to switch between OpenAI and Anthropic models in Researcher with ease," Lamanna says."
"Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 will also be available as model options in Copilot Studio, Microsoft's platform for building AI agents. "With this launch, you can build, orchestrate, and manage agents powered by Anthropic models for deep reasoning, workflow automation, and flexible agentic tasks," Lamanna explains. You'll also be able to mix which models are used for specific tasks, with options from Anthropic, OpenAI, and other models in Azure's model catalog."
Microsoft is adding Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 to Microsoft 365 Copilot, expanding model choice beyond OpenAI. Researcher users can opt in to use Opus 4.1 via a "Try Claude" button and switch between OpenAI and Anthropic models with ease. Copilot Studio will offer Sonnet 4 and Opus 4.1 as model options for building, orchestrating, and managing agents for deep reasoning, workflow automation, and flexible agentic tasks. Users can mix Anthropic, OpenAI, and other Azure model catalog options for specific tasks. Claude access in Researcher is rolling out today through the Frontier program to licensed customers who opt in.
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