I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

Open source and specialized AI models compared to flagship AI's; Kimi 2.5 supports bilingual private work, while Sonar focuses on citations.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers enterprise-grade AI at small business prices with a 1M token context window. Learn how this ...

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot, bringing stronger agentic coding and search capabilities.

Microsoft today announced a new preview feature for Copilot Chat in Visual Studio called auto model selection, designed to automatically choose the optimal AI model for each chat request based on real ...

Microsoft has spent the past year pitching Copilot as the new front door to work, search, and even shopping, yet a growing body of evidence suggests that everyday usage is lagging far behind the hype.

When you fire up an AI Chat session with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio 2026, you might expect the initial model used to assist you is based on the specific coding task you're ...

Researchers warn that AI assistants like Copilot and Grok can be manipulated through prompt injections to perform unintended actions.