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GitHub-funded test puts Copilot Fusion Max two points behind Claude Code at lower cost

According to a post on X by @WesRoth, a GitHub-funded Artificial Analysis evaluation found that Copilot Fusion Max, which selects and coordinates several models for each coding task, scored two points behind Claude Code running Opus 5.5. The post says Copilot Fusion Max cost $5.59 per task, compared with $11.42 for Claude Code. It also quotes Scott Hanselman saying he has been using Copilot Fusion for weeks and that it is very good.

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According to a post on X by @WesRoth, a GitHub-funded Artificial Analysis evaluation found that Copilot Fusion Max, which selects and coordinates several models for each coding task, scored two points behind Claude Code running Opus 5.5. The post says Copilot Fusion Max cost $5.59 per task, compared with $11.42 for Claude Code. It also quotes Scott Hanselman saying he has been using Copilot Fusion for weeks and that it is very good.

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In a GitHub-funded Artificial Analysis evaluation, Copilot Fusion Max, which picks and coordinates several models for each coding task, scored two points behind Claude Code running Opus 5.5 while costing $5.59 per task against $11.42. Scott Hanselman said he's been using it for weeks and it's very good. Also:...

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