GitHub Copilot

Category:AI Programming Assistants
Version:v4.6
Latest Released:2025-12-09
Free + Paid
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Overview

GitHub Copilot transforms the developer experience by providing contextualized AI assistance throughout the software development lifecycle. It moves beyond simple code completions to offer chat assistance in the IDE, code explanations, and answers to documentation questions. By integrating into their workflow, Copilot helps developers focus on higher-value tasks, fostering innovation and job satisfaction. Users report significant gains in productivity and happiness, allowing them to solve problems more effectively and ship software faster. As the world's most widely adopted AI developer tool, it integrates natively into leading editors and is built directly into the GitHub platform.

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Use Cases

Code Completion and Editing

Receive inline, multi‑line suggestions that adapt to project context and conventions.

Context‑Aware Chat

Ask questions about your repository, generate snippets, and explain changes with chat.

Coding Agent

Delegate tasks like refactors, test additions, or fixes; review outputs and iterate.

Code Review Assistance

Use model‑powered review to spot issues and improve clarity before merging.

Project-Specific Expertise

Transforms Copilot into a project expert by creating a shared source of truth from your organization's internal documentation and code.

Centralized Management & Governance

Provides enterprise-grade controls to manage agent usage, track activity with audit logs, and enforce policies from a single control plane.

Secure Integration Controls

Allows organizations to control developer access from the IDE and secure integrations using allow-lists to prevent unauthorized connections.

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Pricing

Individual Plans

Free
$0
Includes:
  • 50 agent mode or chat requests per month
  • 2,000 completions per month
  • Access to Haiku 4.5, GPT-4.1, and more
Pro
$10/month
Includes:
  • $10 per month or $100 per year,Everything in Free and:
  • Coding agent
  • Unlimited agent mode and chats with GPT-5 mini
  • Unlimited code completions
  • Access to code review, Claude Sonnet 4/4.5, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and more
  • 300 premium requests to use latest models, with the option to buy more
Pro+
$39/month
Includes:
  • $39 per month or $390 per year.Everything in Pro and:
  • Access to all models, including Claude Opus 4.1 and more
  • 5x more premium requests than Pro to use the latest models, with the option to buy more
  • Access to GitHub Spark
  • Codex IDE extension support in VS Code

Business Plans

Business
$19/user/month
Includes:
  • Coding agent
  • Unlimited agent mode and chats with GPT-5 mini
  • Unlimited code completions
  • Access to code review, Claude Sonnet 4/4.5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and more
  • 300 premium requests to use latest models per user, with the option to buy more
  • User management and usage metrics
  • IP indemnity and data privacy
Enterprise
$39/user/month
Includes:
  • Everything in Business and:
  • Access to all models, including Claude Opus 4.1 and more
  • 3.33x more premium requests than Business to use the latest models, with the option to buy more
  • Access to GitHub Spark
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Core Features

Standard Features

Code Completion
Chat Interface
Code Generation
AI Agent Support
API Access
Offline Mode
Cloud Sync
Custom Training

Advanced Features

IDE Integration

Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim.

CLI Support

Use Copilot from the terminal for common developer tasks.

Policy Controls

Org‑level controls for usage, models, and privacy.

Usage Metrics

Monitor activity and manage licenses centrally.

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AI Models Support

Built-in Models

Alibaba

Qwen2.5

Anthropic

Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 4.5

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

OpenAI

GPT-4.1
GPT-5
GPT-5 mini
GPT-5-Codex
GPT-5.1

Other

Raptor mini

xAI

Grok Code Fast 1
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System Requirements

Supported Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

API Support

Editor extensions, GitHub.com, and CLI; managed models, no BYOK

Compatibility

Available as an extension for Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Vim, Neovim, the JetBrains suite of IDEs, and Azure Data Studio. It also integrates with GitHub CLI and Windows Terminal Canary. All plans are supported in GitHub Mobile.

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