diff --git a/extensions/github-copilot/index.ts b/extensions/github-copilot/index.ts
index 64d97b7f8c6..523933c3b78 100644
--- a/extensions/github-copilot/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-copilot/index.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
             credential,
           },
         ],
-        defaultModel: "github-copilot/gpt-4o",
+        defaultModel: "github-copilot/claude-opus-4.6",
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/github-copilot/models-defaults.ts b/extensions/github-copilot/models-defaults.ts
index 442f357e66e..b79ec091510 100644
--- a/extensions/github-copilot/models-defaults.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-copilot/models-defaults.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS = 8192;
 // We keep this list intentionally broad; if a model isn't available Copilot will
 // return an error and users can remove it from their config.
 const DEFAULT_MODEL_IDS = [
+  "claude-opus-4.6",
   "claude-sonnet-4.6",
   "claude-sonnet-4.5",
   "gpt-4o",