GitHub Copilot
An AI coding assistant natively integrated with GitHub that works with major code editors and provides code completion and agent capabilities.
About GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot works with major code editors, including Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim. According to GitHub, unlike other AI coding assistants, it is natively built into GitHub. It serves millions of individual users and tens of thousands of enterprise customers, and is the most widely adopted AI developer tool globally according to GitHub's official claims. The free plan is available to get started, while paid plans target everyday coding scenarios.
Best for
Best use cases
Getting AI completion suggestions while writing code in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, or Neovim
Using Copilot in a command-line environment via Copilot CLI
Enterprises restricting the MCP servers developers can access through allowlists to prevent unauthorized access
Features
Editor Integration
Works with major editors such as Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim.
Native GitHub Integration
According to GitHub, unlike other AI coding assistants, GitHub Copilot is natively built into GitHub.
MCP Integration Security
Control which MCP servers developers can access from their IDE and use allowlists to prevent unauthorized access.
Pros
- Offers a free plan that can be started without a credit card
- Works with major editors such as Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim
- GitHub states it is natively built into GitHub
Pricing Plans
Free
- 2,000 completions per month
- Access to models such as Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5 mini
- Copilot CLI
- Community support
Pro
- Includes everything in the free plan
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on GitHub Copilot's official website.