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Beta Code Points to Native Claude Support in Apple's Xcode 26

New references to Anthropic accounts hint at a multi‑model strategy for Apple’s reworked coding assistant.

Xcode 26 beta suggests native Claude integration is coming
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Xcode 26 to integrate Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.0

Overview

  • Xcode 26 beta 7 includes references to Anthropic account support inside the new Intelligence feature, with specific mentions of Claude Sonnet 4.0 and a version of Claude Opus 4.
  • Apple has not announced a public Claude integration, and ChatGPT remains the only model with first‑party Xcode support so far.
  • The code points to Apple building native parity for third‑party models in Xcode, expanding beyond the original Swift Assist plan that never shipped.
  • Developers could already use Claude via API keys, but first‑class support would simplify setup and account management within the IDE.
  • Server‑side configuration files seen by 9to5Mac suggest Claude could appear in system Writing Tools or as an alternative to Siri, which remains unconfirmed.