---
title: "Hugging Face Brings Open-Source LLMs to GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/hugging-face-brings-open-source-llms-to-github-copilot-chat-in-vs-code-t7wjwernd
source_url: https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/09/hugging-face-vscode/
type: article
source: "InfoQ"
published: 2025-09-17T10:03:18.662Z
updated: 2025-09-17T10:03:35.358Z
tags: ["open-source", "github", "llm", "vscode"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 91
comments: 5
language: en
---

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# Hugging Face Brings Open-Source LLMs to GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code

**[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 3 min read · 91 upvotes · 5 comments

## Summary

Hugging Face launched a VS Code extension that integrates open-source large language models with GitHub Copilot Chat. Developers can now access models like Kimi K2, DeepSeek V3.1, and GLM 4.5 directly within their editor through a unified interface. The integration requires VS Code version 1.104.0 and offers free tier access with pay-as-you-go pricing for higher usage.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@arsusicewolf** · 0 upvotes

> Now i can translate my websites! 😉

**@prakashtank** · 0 upvotes

> its good

**@awkzardx** · 0 upvotes

> Its about time, this is will be certainly interesting.

**@nebulaa** · 0 upvotes

> less go, this is wild!

**@ademelwafi** · 0 upvotes

> That's something I've often considered. it's a good idea

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