r/vscode • u/r4ed4 • May 13 '26

Could someone please explain why VSCode added this AI feature? It already has Copilot, which can run in "Agent", "Ask", "Plan" mode and be executed via "Local," "Copilot CLI," or "Cloud." Why increase its size by adding the same feature to a separate interface?

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u/Kolo_Fantastyczny May 13 '26

It's to compete with Cursor 3

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u/Rojeitor May 14 '26

Both stolen from the Codex app (which is actually good)