"Microsoft has sealed a deal with Anthropic to give users of Microsoft 365 Copilot the option to use the Claude AI engine. "Our multi-model approach goes beyond choice," chirped CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday. "It's all about bringing the best AI from across the industry to Copilot, tuned for work and tailored to every business." Microsoft is adding Claude Opus 4.1 and its Sonnet 4 bot as options for commercial Frontier Copilot users."
"It's another sign that Microsoft is moving beyond OpenAI as a supplier of its machine-learning machinery, and is moving to a more open approach to AI agents. Despite spending billions to grow OpenAI, Microsoft has increasingly diversified its options of late. The OS slinger has already added Claude into the Visual Studio family - along with Google AI tech - and even added Elon Musk's Grok AI as an option in Azure."
Microsoft struck a deal with Anthropic to let Microsoft 365 Copilot users choose the Claude AI engine, including Claude Opus 4.1 and Sonnet 4 for Frontier commercial users. Admin approval is required before building bots on Claude code. Microsoft has adopted a multi-model approach, integrating Anthropic and other vendors into products like Visual Studio and Azure while diversifying beyond OpenAI. Leadership frames the strategy as selecting the best AI across the industry and tailoring models for workplace use. OpenAI continues separate partnerships and infrastructure expansion through initiatives such as Project Stargate.
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