GitHub Copilot
Your AI pair programmer — code completions, chat, and agents inside your editor.
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot is the most widely deployed AI coding assistant. It autocompletes lines and whole functions as you type, answers questions about your codebase in chat, and can take on multi-file edits with agent mode.
It lives where developers work — VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Visual Studio, and github.com — and draws context from your open files and repository. Copilot also reviews pull requests, explains diffs, and generates tests.
Free for verified students and OSS maintainers, with Pro and Business tiers for individuals and teams. If you write code for a living, Copilot is the lowest-friction way to get AI into your daily loop.
Who it's for
Works with
What GitHub Copilot can do
5 capabilities, verified from the product.
- Inline code completions
- Codebase-aware chat
- Agent mode for multi-file tasks
- Pull request summaries and reviews
- Works across major IDEs
Jobs people hire it for
- 01Day-to-day coding acceleration
- 02Learning unfamiliar codebases
- 03Test generation
- 04Code review
Pros & cons
Where it shines
- Deep IDE integration
- Trained on real-world code
- Team management features
Where it falls short
- Suggestions still need review
- Best features gated to paid tiers
Pricing
Free
$0
2,000 completions + 50 chats/month
Pro
$10/mo
Unlimited completions, premium models
Business
$19/user/mo
Policy controls, IP indemnity
Free tier + Pro $10/mo, Business $19/user/mo Pricing can change — always confirm on the vendor's site.
Frequently asked about GitHub Copilot
Who gets Copilot for free?
Verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open-source projects — plus a limited free tier for everyone (2,000 completions/month).
Does Copilot copy code?
Suggestions are generated, with an optional filter that blocks completions matching public code. Business plans add IP indemnity.
Ready to try GitHub Copilot?
9,877 people checked it out on the directory — see it in action on the official site.
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