[everfrustrated]

As someone coming from GitHub copilot in vscode and recently trying Claude Code plugin for vscode I don't get the fuss about Claude.

Copilot has by far the best and most intuitive agent UI. Just make sure you're in agent mode and choose Sonnet or Opus models.

I've just cancelled my Claude sub and gone back and will upgrade to the GH Pro+ to get more sonnet/opus.

[indigodaddy]

Check out Antigravity+Google AI Pro $20 plan+Opus 4.5. apparently the Opus limits are insanely generous (of course that could change on a dime).

[pluralmonad]

I strongly concur with your second statement. Anything other than agent mode in GH copilot feels useless to me. If I want to engage Opus through GH copilot for planning work, I still use agent mode and just indicate the desired output is whatever.md. I obviously only do this in environments lacking a better tool (Claude Code).

[ern]

I'd used both CC and Copilot Agent Mode in VSCode, but not the combination of CC + Opus 4.5, and I agree, I was happy enough with Copilot.

The gap didn't seem big, but in November (which admittedly was when Opus 4.5 was in preview on Copilot) Opus 4.5 with Copilot was awful.