Summary
On the Copilot Free plan, the only available Claude model is Claude Haiku 4.5.
Claude Sonnet and Opus models are locked behind the Upgrade tab and require a paid plan.
Current behavior
When running /model in Copilot CLI (Agency v2026.6.2.8), the "Available" tab shows only:
- Auto
- GPT-5 mini (default)
- Claude Haiku 4.5
Expected behavior
At least Claude Sonnet 4.5 should be available on the Free plan, even with a lower
rate limit or higher credit cost per request. Haiku is fast but lacks the reasoning depth
needed for complex coding tasks, making it hard for free-tier users to evaluate Claude's
full potential within Copilot.
Environment
- OS: Windows 11 (ARM64)
- Agency version: 2026.6.2.8
- Copilot CLI version: v1.0.59
- Plan: Copilot Free
Additional context
GPT-5 mini is provided as the default free model. It would be great to have a comparable
mid-tier Claude option (Sonnet) available as well, so users can make an informed choice
between model families before deciding to upgrade.
Summary
On the Copilot Free plan, the only available Claude model is Claude Haiku 4.5.
Claude Sonnet and Opus models are locked behind the Upgrade tab and require a paid plan.
Current behavior
When running
/modelin Copilot CLI (Agency v2026.6.2.8), the "Available" tab shows only:Expected behavior
At least Claude Sonnet 4.5 should be available on the Free plan, even with a lower
rate limit or higher credit cost per request. Haiku is fast but lacks the reasoning depth
needed for complex coding tasks, making it hard for free-tier users to evaluate Claude's
full potential within Copilot.
Environment
Additional context
GPT-5 mini is provided as the default free model. It would be great to have a comparable
mid-tier Claude option (Sonnet) available as well, so users can make an informed choice
between model families before deciding to upgrade.