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GitHub & Microsoft Copilot Free for Students in 2026: What Still Works

If you are a student or teacher hoping to get Copilot free in 2026, the rules changed sharply this spring. GitHub paused new sign-ups for its free Copilot Student plan on April 20, 2026, with no reopening date announced. Verified students who activated Copilot before the pause keep free access under the new GitHub Copilot Student plan, live since March 12, 2026. On that plan, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.3-Codex, and Claude Opus and Sonnet are no longer pickable by hand. On the Microsoft side, eligible college students can still get Microsoft 365 Premium free for 12 months (then $19.99/month), and Copilot Chat is free with a school account on Microsoft 365 A1, […]

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Haiku 4.5 on GitHub Copilot: Code Faster, Spend Less

Imagine your AI coding assistant responding the instant you finish typing. No more lag, no more waiting—just seamless, real-time help that feels like a natural extension of your thoughts. That’s the promise of Anthropic’s new Claude Haiku 4.5, now Generally Available (GA) in GitHub Copilot. It’s not just another update; it’s a fundamental shift in developer experience. Anthropic positions Claude Haiku 4.5 as delivering near-Sonnet 4 coding performance at one-third the price and more than twice the speed; a partner quote on Anthropic’s launch page cites ‘up to 4–5× faster than Sonnet 4.5.’ But is it powerful enough for your daily work? How much cheaper is it really inside Copilot? […]