# Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

> VS Code can use models and services other than GitHub Copilot for AI-aided development, but with some limits. Microsoft has been pushing hard to make Visual Studio Code a major way to consume its AI services, mostly in…

- **Source:** [Infoworld](https://www.infoworld.com/article/4186817/using-visual-studio-codes-air-gapped-ai-model-mode.html?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3bb1cf9f9240e73f4ad676)
- **Published:** 2026-06-24
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #microsoft #copilot #ai
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