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First, pull the coding models so they can be accessed via VS Code:
ollama pull qwen3-coder:480b-cloud

1. Open the Copilot chat sidebar
2. Select the model dropdown -> Manage models -> Select Ollama
3. Select the desired models.
4. Open the model dropdown and choose the model.

Comments

[Peter Shinners]

What type of hardware should be needed to run qwen3-coder:480b conveniently at home?

[Sushan]

Running qwen3-coder:480b locally requires a minimum of 250GB of memory or unified memory.

Read more at Ollama's website :
ollama.com/library/qwen3-coder