GitHub Copilot
Your AI pair programmer
Category
AI Code Completion & Copilots
Platforms
vscode, jetbrains, neovim, vim, cli
Pricing
$0 — $39/mo/user
Open Source
No
LLMs Used
GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Codex
IDE Support
VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Vim, Visual Studio, Xcode
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot is the most widely used AI code completion tool, integrated into VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more. It offers real-time code suggestions, chat assistance, and workspace-level understanding. Backed by OpenAI models.
Who is it for? Any developer who wants faster, context-aware code suggestions inside their existing editor.
Key Features
Available on
Our Verdict
The industry standard for AI code completion. Hard to beat on IDE support and model quality.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Widest IDE support
- + Excellent code suggestions
- + Deep GitHub integration
- + Free tier available
- + Strong enterprise features
Cons
- - Can feel generic compared to Cursor
- - No multi-file editing mode
- - Suggestions can be repetitive
- - Privacy concerns for free tier
Pricing
Free
$0
- 2,000 code completions/month
- 50 chat messages/month
- VS Code & JetBrains
Pro
$10/mo
- Unlimited completions
- Unlimited chat
- CLI access
- All IDEs
Business
$19/mo/user
- Everything in Pro
- Organization management
- IP indemnity
- Audit logs
Enterprise
$39/mo/user
- Everything in Business
- Fine-tuned models
- Knowledge bases
- Bing search
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About GitHub (Microsoft)
Company GitHub (Microsoft)
Founded 2021
HQ San Francisco, CA
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-14