GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot suggests code and whole functions in your editor, with chat and an autonomous agent mode across VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI.
GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that works directly in your editor, suggesting whole lines or entire functions as you type. It is built for developers and teams who want faster everyday coding, code-aware chat, and an agent that can complete multi-file tasks. It runs across VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and the command line.
Key Highlights
- Inline code completion that understands your project context
- Copilot Chat for explanations, refactors, and test generation
- Agent mode that plans and edits across multiple files
- Choice of frontier models (GPT, Claude, and Gemini families)
- Pull request summaries and AI code review
- Works in major IDEs, GitHub.com, and the CLI
What Makes It Different
Copilot's advantage is its tight integration with the GitHub platform millions of developers already use: completions, chat, code review, and agents all live where the code and pull requests do. The model picker lets teams choose the best model per task instead of being locked to one vendor.
Features & Capabilities
Day to day, Copilot autocompletes code, answers questions about your repository, writes tests, and refactors selections. Agent mode goes further, taking a natural-language task and implementing it across files, then proposing a diff you review.
On GitHub itself it summarizes pull requests, suggests review comments, and helps triage issues, extending AI assistance beyond the editor into the whole workflow.
User Ratings and Testimonials
Copilot remains one of the most widely adopted coding assistants in 2026, praised for low-friction completions and broad IDE support. Critics note that dedicated AI IDEs like Cursor can feel more capable on large agentic tasks, and that heavy usage can hit request limits on lower tiers.
Pricing & Value
- Free: limited completions and chat per month
- Pro: around $10/month for unlimited completions and agent access
- Pro+: around $39/month for premium model usage
- Business / Enterprise: from $19-$39/user per month with admin controls
The free tier is a real way to try it, and Pro is inexpensive for the productivity most developers get from it.
FAQs
Writing code faster. It suggests lines and whole functions in your editor, answers questions about your code, and completes multi-file tasks.
Yes, there is a free tier with limited completions and chat. Paid plans start around $10/month (Pro) for unlimited use.
They differ. Copilot is built for coding inside your editor; ChatGPT is a general assistant. For day-to-day coding, Copilot fits better.
It is not shutting down. GitHub Copilot is actively developed, with agent mode and a choice of GPT, Claude, and Gemini models in 2026.
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