GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Copilot works every step of the way, from an open issue to reviewing and merging a pull request. Use it in your editor, the terminal, on your desktop, and on GitHub.

Our take

Last updated 14 October 2026

GitHub's Copilot page describes an AI coding agent from the editor through pull requests, including a desktop app, VS Code, a CLI, and code review. The same page lists a free plan at $0 per user per month with 2,000 completions, and paid plans with per-user prices. Some included features sit next to footnote markers, so the plan table is the source to confirm before you buy.

Best for Developers who want GitHub's coding agent in an editor, with a free monthly completion allowance.

Pros

  • Free is listed at $0 with 2,000 completions a month, Copilot CLI, and no credit card.
  • Paid tiers add cloud agent, code review, and access to third-party agents such as Claude Code and Codex.
  • Editors named on the page include VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode, and Eclipse.

Cons

  • The free allowance is a monthly completion cap, not unlimited agent use.
  • Footnotes on the plan table qualify some included features, and we did not treat those footnotes as fully read.
  • The features page fetch was incomplete in one tool, so this note follows the HTML plan table we could read on 14 October 2026.

Written from the vendor's official site and docs, not a hands-on benchmark. How we review tools.

CategoryCode & Engines
PricingFree plan or free trial mentioned on official site; see official pricing page for current prices. — official pricing
Websitehttps://github.com/features/copilot
Last checked2026-10-14

Description taken from the tool's official website meta description.

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