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Xcode 26 beta 7 adds GPT-5 & Claude account support

With the seventh developer beta of Xcode 26, users have gained the ability to add Claude accounts and use OpenAI’s GPT-5 for vibe coding.

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Xcode 26 beta 7 features support for GPT-5 and Claude accounts.

Following the discovery of code-level references pointing towards Claude integration, Apple has officially unveiled the feature with Xcode 26 developer beta 7. Developers now have the option to use Claude Sonnet 4 after adding their existing paid Claude account to Xcode, through a new setting in the app’s intelligence panel.

Thursday’s Xcode 26 developer beta also includes support for OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, in addition to the existing GPT-4.1 compatibility. Xcode 26 has offered ChatGPT integration since it was unveiled at WWDC, which allowed users to connect third-party LLMs to Xcode.

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