Visual Studio Magazine

Open Source Codeium Improves AI Chat in VS Code Tool

Codeium, a free and open source alternative to the for-pay GitHub Copilot AI-powered coding assistant, recently received improvements to its chat functionality and various other capabilities. Creator ...

Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code with chat cost tracking and multi-agent chats

Free AI in IDEs is shifting to paid models. The latest VS Code update brings transparent cost tracking and multi-chat ...
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Adds AI Chat Cost Tracking and Multi-Chat Copilot Sessions

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Keeps Eye on Costs in v1.126 Update

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds session-level Copilot cost information, continuing Microsoft's recent focus on helping developers monitor and manage usage-based GitHub Copilot billing.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...