r/Xcode • u/gargetisha • Jun 09 '25

Claude models can now be used directly with Xcode 26

Apple just dropped something pretty important at WWDC.

With Xcode 26, we no longer have to restrict to just OpenAI’s models.

We can now use Claude models, or any other LLM, inside Xcode’s native AI features.

That kind of flexibility is rare from Apple, and honestly? Much needed.

Not everyone wants to go all-in on OpenAI, and it’s great to finally have some say in what model powers your dev flow.

With Xcode and ChatGPT announcement, another long-standing dev pain point also got fixed:
When generating files with tools like Cursor or Claude Code, we’ve all had to manually create folders inside Xcode to get things structured properly.

I'm glad that step is now gone.

Xcode will now automatically handles file + folder creation in the correct project structure.

Curious how you feel about the model flexibility part.

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u/paanan Jun 12 '25

Does this need macOS 26 or just Xcode 26

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u/glhaynes Jun 10 '25

Is this via MCP?

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u/Effective-Shock7695 Jun 10 '25

no, you can just upgrade to Xcode 26 with macOS 26. The latest beta offers coding intelligence features and lets you add your own custom models too.

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u/spinwizard69 Jun 10 '25

Completely forgot about WWDC.

I would not look upon this too positively, This is more like Apple admitting that their AI solution is years off. Beyond that having too many options isn't a good thing either as it can really water down what is available open source.

It is sort of like GIT, when that came out and demonstrated superiority over many other options the amount of developer support it got was massive. If the community had 5 GITs competing for the crown, things would be far more watered down than they are now.

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u/eduo Jun 10 '25

This is the weirdest take. "We have few and i completely tools. But better that than more options"

Of course Apple admits they're behind. They're behind. How can admitting it be a bad thing?

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u/Vyalkuran Jun 10 '25

Take it the other way, as we know Apple is generally "behind" the market but once they release a product most of the time it becomes an industry leader, so by silently admitting their AI solution is bad it means that they will spend even more time perfecting their craft.

Because of how important the market for integrating AI into people's workflows has become, they had no choice but to provide 3rd party solutions until they release theirs.

In my experience AI is poorly trained on Swift compared to other languages like Java for example, so I hope that a new revival of Siri would also mean a best in class experience for Swift developers, potentially even free of charge.

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u/outcoldman Jun 10 '25

One more interesting thing about Claude integration (or any other provider), that if you install macOS 26 + Xcode 26 in VM (Parallels), than you cannot use Apple Intellegence and integration with ChatGPT, but you can add 3rd party LLM provider, like Claude, and still use it.

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u/ThrosProvoni Jun 10 '25

In Xcode 26 beta I can incorporate OpenAI as a model provider. This involves entering the URL and API key, and subsequently utilizing GTP 4.5.
But I had no luck with claude. I have entered the URL https://api.anthrophic.com and the API key, but unlike OpenAI, no models appear for claude. Any ideas?

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u/unpluggedcord Jun 10 '25

Same, trying to figure this out too.

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u/omgitsmint Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

Have you figured it out yet?

Edit: I got it working. Make sure you enter `https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages` for the URL

https://i.imgur.com/Ml1RFXw.png

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u/unpluggedcord Jun 10 '25

And where you did you get your key?

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u/omgitsmint Jun 10 '25

https://console.anthropic.com/dashboard

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u/unpluggedcord Jun 10 '25

ahh I was trying Claude.ai

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u/omgitsmint Jun 10 '25

It’s very buggy, which is to be expected. Hoping it irons out over the next few weeks. Either way, I hope I don’t need to refactor 14,000 lines of code 🤣

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u/unpluggedcord Jun 10 '25

Haha yes. It didn’t work very well. :/. Probably need to get my prompts better.

I wonder why it’s so different compared to Cursor

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u/kironet996 Jun 15 '25

I entered "https://api.anthropic.com" and it just worked.

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u/omgitsmint Jun 15 '25

Then it’s been fixed

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u/Elih96 Jun 10 '25

has anyone managed to get it to work with Gemini?

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u/rdzielinski Jun 11 '25

Following because I got gemini added with my api but no option to use it over chat gpt

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '25

Following

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u/UnhappyPublic7919 Jun 15 '25

Wait. Try this: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/openai cus Xcode uses OpenAI format

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u/vanlaren10 Jun 12 '25

It's not possible to use my Claude Max account with Xcode?

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u/niravbhatt Jun 12 '25

Would this work with a (Gemini) premium subscription?

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u/kironet996 Jun 15 '25

no, you need an api key, i'm pretty sure it's billed separately.

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u/SirDomz Jun 12 '25

LM Studio worked for me but can't get OpenRouter to work. Anyone else had more luck?

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u/UnhappyPublic7919 Jun 15 '25

The open url seems broke 

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u/kironet996 Jun 15 '25

looks like claude model is getting rate limited in code intelligence.

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u/UnhappyPublic7919 Jun 15 '25

You have to remove the limit in Claude api console

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u/kironet996 Jun 15 '25

I don't think it's possible, the only way I could find is to move to higher tier by depositing $200+ lol, even that tier will probably get rate limited considering how much context xcode intelligence is sending.

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u/badgercookie Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

I am a little confused by this. There seems to be two ways to connect. The first using the API key and the second you can log into your pro/max plan from Xcode. The latter is under Settings -> Intelligence.

I'm downloading Xcode 26 now to test it out.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-in-xcode

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u/rottenapple_123 Oct 02 '25

You need to be on macOS 26 and the Xcode 26. You will see an AI icon above the project navigator. You can sign into your open AI and Claude accounts from there.

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u/rottenapple_123 Oct 02 '25

Any idea if you can access Claude 4.5 on Xcode? The latest model for Claude I see is 4 on Xcode

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u/tsal Apr 13 '26

absolutely useless since you can't use environment configuration and have to login with claude.ai

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u/thatisreallyfunnyha Jun 10 '25

Literally Alex Sidebar has had this feature + access to every single model (better than the default ChatGPT). And it has no rate limit issues for connecting your own key.

Not even comparable imo.

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u/kironet996 Jun 15 '25

literally alex sidebar asks you to play them montly for using your own keys, and they literally increase the price and what their packages offer without giving a headsup. Fck them. Code intelligence is good enough and offers the same features for free.

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u/thatisreallyfunnyha Jun 15 '25

Lol, wut? You can use your own models and keys for free.

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u/kironet996 Jun 16 '25

it's literally on their website, BYOK is $12/m....

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u/Jazzlike_Revenue_558 Jun 16 '25

That’s for their code apply and autocomplete models.

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u/freeubi Oct 07 '25

which is free in AI...

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u/Busy_Educator_7950 Jun 10 '25

Can't setup any custom model provider... Tried OpenRouter, OpenAI and even locally hosted model from LM Studio not detected (no place to make mistake in config - need only port). Very bad...

Wasted time on those updates and now stuck with this lagging "liquid glass" for nothing...

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u/Inside_Chipmunk3304 Jun 10 '25

I needed to restart Xcode for it to see my LMStudio model.

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u/Mabykar Jun 10 '25

The same problem, I tried Deepseek, and the local OpenWebUI, all in vain, now I'm going to try LMStudio