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GitHub Copilot

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by GitHub (Microsoft)

The default AI pair programmer — inline completion in every major editor, plus PR review.

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About GitHub Copilot

AI code completion and chat integrated into popular IDEs.
  • Conversational Chat AI Capabilities
  • Text Generation Content & Media
  • File Uploads Data & Files
  • Public API Developer & Automation
  • Team Workspaces Collaboration
  • SSO & SAML Security & Compliance

Key Features

AI Capabilities

  • Conversational Chat

    Multi-turn natural-language conversation with follow-up context.

  • Reasoning Mode

    A deliberate "thinking" mode that works through multi-step problems before answering.

  • Web Search & Live Answers

    Searches the live web and cites sources instead of relying on training data alone.

  • Multi-Model Switching

    Paid plans

    Pick a different underlying model per task — fast, balanced or deep-reasoning.

  • Multilingual Support

    Understands and replies in dozens of languages, including translation between them.

  • Long-Context Understanding

    Repo-aware

    Handles very long documents and conversations without losing earlier context.

Content & Media

  • Text Generation

    Drafts, rewrites and edits long-form and short-form copy.

Data & Files

  • File Uploads

    Attach files to a conversation for the model to read and work with.

  • Document Analysis

    Summarises, extracts from and answers questions about PDFs, DOCX and slides.

  • Code Execution Sandbox

    Runs code in an isolated sandbox to compute real answers, not just write code.

GitHub Copilot Pricing

Prices are set by the vendor and may change.

Free

$0 /month

What's included

  • A monthly allowance of completions
  • Limited chat requests
  • Works in VS Code and on GitHub
  • No credit card required
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Pro

$10 /month

What's included

  • Unlimited code completions
  • Unlimited chat
  • Model choice across frontier models
  • Free for verified students and OSS maintainers
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Pro+

$39 /month

What's included

  • Highest premium-request allowance
  • Access to the most capable models
  • Coding agent access
  • Everything in Pro
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Business & Enterprise

From $19 /month

What's included

  • Per-seat team licensing
  • Policy and admin controls
  • IP indemnification
  • Audit logs and SSO
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Real-World Use Cases

  • Code completion
  • Refactoring
  • Unit tests
  • Code review
  • Documentation
  • Learning a codebase

What is GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is the most widely deployed AI coding assistant. It suggests code as you type inside VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Visual Studio and Xcode, and extends into chat, terminal help, pull-request summaries and automated code review.

Because it is GitHub's own product, it reaches further than editor autocomplete: it reviews PRs, explains diffs, and — through Copilot Workspace and coding agents — can take an issue and open a pull request against it.

A free tier exists with monthly completion limits, and paid plans start low.

Benefits of GitHub Copilot

Why it is the default:

  • Editor coverage. First-class support in essentially every major IDE.
  • Inline completion that is genuinely fast and unobtrusive.
  • Repository context. Chat can reason about your whole codebase.
  • PR review and summaries built into GitHub itself.
  • Model choice across several frontier models on paid plans.
  • Enterprise controls including IP indemnification.

Who Should Use GitHub Copilot?

Effectively every professional developer should at least try it.

  • Developers in any mainstream language or editor.
  • Teams already on GitHub — the PR integration is the differentiator.
  • Students and open-source maintainers, who often qualify for free access.
  • Enterprises needing IP indemnity and policy controls.

If you want an AI-native editor rather than a plugin, Cursor is the stronger option.

Pros & Cons

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Pros

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  • First-class support in essentially every major editor.
  • Fast, unobtrusive inline completion that fits normal workflow.
  • Chat understands your whole repository, not just the open file.
  • PR summaries and automated code review built into GitHub.
  • Model choice across several frontier models on paid plans.
  • Free for verified students and open-source maintainers.

Cons

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  • Less powerful at multi-file agentic edits than Cursor.
  • Free tier completion limits are hit quickly in real work.
  • Suggestion quality varies a lot by language and framework.
  • Premium-request accounting on higher tiers is confusing.

What's New

  1. Coding agent general availability

    Feature

    Assign an issue to Copilot and receive a pull request.

  2. Model picker expansion

    Feature

    More frontier models selectable inside chat and completion.

  3. Automated PR review

    Feature

    Copilot reviews pull requests and leaves inline comments.

  4. Free tier launch

    Pricing

    A no-cost plan with monthly completion and chat allowances.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GitHub Copilot free?
There is a free tier with a monthly allowance of completions and chat requests. Copilot Pro is $10 a month, and is free for verified students, teachers and maintainers of popular open-source projects.

Which editors does it support?
VS Code, all JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Neovim, Xcode and Eclipse, plus chat and review directly on github.com.

Copilot or Cursor?
Copilot for breadth — it works in the editor you already use and integrates with GitHub PRs. Cursor for depth — it is a purpose-built AI editor with stronger multi-file agentic editing.

Does Copilot see my private code?
Business and Enterprise plans include policy controls and state that customer code is not used to train models. Review the current data-handling terms for your plan.

What is the coding agent?
You assign a GitHub issue to Copilot and it works in the background, then opens a pull request with the proposed change for review.

Does it come with IP indemnification?
Yes, on Business and Enterprise plans — GitHub offers indemnity against copyright claims arising from suggestions, subject to the terms.

Tool Information

  • Category AI Coding Tools
  • PricingFreemium
  • Free PlanYes
  • API AvailableYes
  • Mobile App
  • Language Support6+ Languages
  • Starting Price$0
  • DeveloperGitHub (Microsoft)
  • Founded2021
  • Websitegithub.com
  • StatusActive
  • Last UpdatedAug 15, 2026
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Platforms

Web iOS Android Windows macOS Linux API

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Languages

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