GitHub Copilot

Name: GitHub Copilot
Author: GitHub (Microsoft)

GitHub (Microsoft), US

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6/5

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📊 Quick Facts

Pricing Modelfreemium

Categorycoding

Users77M+ registered, 4.7M paid

Founded2018 (GitHub), 1975 (Microsoft)

HQSan Francisco, CA, USA

EmployeesPart of Microsoft (221,000)

Monthly VisitsN/A (IDE integration)

LanguagesAll programming languages, English UI

PlatformVS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim, GitHub, macOS, Windows, CLI

DeploymentCloud

Data Snapshot2026-09-18

📝 About GitHub Copilot

GitHub's AI coding assistant with AI Credits token-based billing (since June 2026). Code completion remains free, but Chat, Agent mode, and PR summaries consume credits.

💰 Pricing

Free: basic; Individual: $10/mo; Business: $19/user/mo; Enterprise: $39/user/mo

✨ Key Features

Inline code completions (free & unlimited on all paid plans)Chat with multi-model selection (GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.5 Flash, etc.)Agent mode: autonomous multi-step coding with file editing and terminal commandsCoding Agent: background issue resolution from GitHub IssuesAutomated PR review with code summariesNext Edit Suggestions predicting your next edit locationCopilot CLI for terminal-based AI assistanceCopilot Spaces for team knowledge sharingVS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, Eclipse, Xcode supportDeep GitHub integration: repos, issues, PRs, Actions

🏷️ Tags

codingai-assistantideagentcode-review

⚖️ Pros & Cons

✓ Pros

Industry-leading AI technology with proven track record
Comprehensive feature set for diverse use cases
Strong integration ecosystem and developer community
Excellent performance and reliability at scale

✗ Cons

Premium features require paid subscription
Learning curve for advanced functionality
Limited offline capabilities in cloud-dependent workflows
May require technical expertise for optimal configuration

🎯 Use Cases

• coding

• code-review

• debugging

• refactoring

• documentation

✔ Best For

Code CompletionCode GenerationCode ReviewDocumentationTest GenerationRefactoring

🧠 Models

GPT-5.5 (via Copilot)
Claude Opus 4.7 (via Copilot)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (via Copilot)
Gemini 3.5 Flash (via Copilot)

🔗 Integrations

VS CodeVisual StudioJetBrains IDEsGitHubAzure DevOpsNeovimTerminal

📈 Benchmarks

HumanEval: 91.0%

Code completion: 46% accepted rate

🔀 Alternatives

Cursor Codeium

⚖️ Comparisons

Copilot vs Cursor

📅 History

Jun 2021 Technical preview - Copilot launches as technical preview

Jun 2022 General availability - Full commercial release

Mar 2023 Copilot X - Copilot Chat and new features

2024 Agent mode - Adds autonomous agent capabilities

Jun 2026 Token-based pricing - Major switch from fixed to token-based billing

🇨🇳 China Insight

GitHub Copilot requires VPN access in China. Chinese developers often use codeium (which has Chinese servers) or local alternatives like Tongyi Lingma.

🔒 Data & Compliance

Data PolicyCode snippets not stored. Telemetry data used for improvement. Enterprise data protected.

ComplianceSOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001

Content ModerationContent filtering for malicious code. Security scanning for vulnerabilities.

Data Retention30 days telemetry

🌐 Social & Community

X/Twitter

💬 Reviews

G2: 4.5/5,ProductHunt: 4.9/5

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