Microsoft looks beyond OpenAI, adds support for Anthropic’s AI models in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft has announced that it is bringing Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.2 models to Microsoft 365 Copilot alongside the OpenAI models. Meanwhile, Microsoft Copilot Studio and Researcher users will also have access to Anthropic’s AI models.

​The Redmond based company says that the addition of Claude family of models is aimed at allowing customsers to access the best AI innovations from across the industry.

​Charles Lamanna, President, Business & Industry of Microsoft’s Copilot team while explaining the new move in a blogpost said,…