AIHugging Face Brings Open-Source LLMs to GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code
Hugging Face wired its inference network directly into GitHub Copilot Chat on April 28, 2026 — letting VS Code developers swap in open-source LLMs from hundreds of providers right next to Copilot's default models, no extension switching required.

Dr. Nova Chen★May 4, 2026★6 min read