VS Code deactivates IntelliCode in favor of the paid Copilot
4 days ago
- #VS Code
- #Microsoft
- #AI
- Microsoft deactivated the IntelliCode extensions for VS Code, referring users to Copilot, which has a limited free volume.
- IntelliCode, which had over 60 million downloads, is now deprecated, and its inline suggestions no longer work.
- Copilot offers only 2,000 free suggestions, after which a paid license is required, unlike IntelliCode, which was free and unlimited.
- Classic IntelliSense remains free but lacks AI support.
- Affected extensions include IntelliCode, IntelliCode Completions, IntelliCode for C# Dev Kit, and IntelliCode API Usage Examples.
- VS Code 1.107 introduces experimental support for TypeScript 7 with a new Go-based compiler, configurable via `{ "typescript.experimental.useTsgo": true }`.
- New features include agents controllable via chat, which continue running even if the chat is closed, and can be moved or enriched with context.