xAI's Grok 4.6 Is Now Available in GitHub Copilot Across Eight Development Surfaces

My take: That developers can now choose between AI models inside GitHub Copilot, without switching tools or workflows, says a lot about how much this ecosystem has matured. xAI's Grok 4.6 just landed in Copilot's model picker, available across eight surfaces: VS Code, Visual Studio, the Copilot CLI, the Copilot cloud agent, the Copilot app, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse. It's live on the Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans.

The model is built for long-horizon tasks and multi-step workflows. For development teams already working with Copilot, this means more options for tasks that require sustained reasoning, without leaving the work environment. Billing is usage-based at provider list pricing; Business and Enterprise admins need to enable the policy in settings.

What I find most relevant isn't Grok's arrival itself, but what it normalizes: choosing the right model for each type of task is no longer something only the most technical teams do. It's becoming an ordinary workflow decision for any team using these tools.

Is your development team already using multiple models inside Copilot, or are you still working with one without comparing results by task type?