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GitHub Copilot

by GitHub (Microsoft)

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Code completion and agents inside the editors most teams already use

Pricing
Free tier
What it costs
Free tier with monthly limits; paid plans from roughly 10 USD per month, with business and enterprise tiers
Available on
Web, Windows, macOS, API, Browser extension
Category
Developer

What GitHub Copilot does

GitHub Copilot provides inline code completion, a chat assistant and agent modes across Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains editors, Neovim and the GitHub website. Beyond writing code it reviews pull requests, explains diffs, answers questions about a repository, and can be assigned an issue to work on and open a pull request. Enterprise customers get policy controls, audit logging, indemnification for generated code and the option to reference internal repositories. Several underlying models can be chosen per request. It suits teams already standardised on GitHub, organisations with procurement and compliance requirements, and developers who want assistance inside their existing editor. The limitation is depth of agency: for long autonomous tasks it is generally considered less capable than dedicated coding agents, and premium request allowances on lower tiers run out faster than people expect once agent features are used regularly.

How to use it

Enable Copilot from your GitHub account settings, then install the extension for your editor and sign in; a free tier with monthly completion and chat limits lets you evaluate it without a subscription. Completion works with no configuration, so the first day needs no setup at all. The features worth adopting deliberately are chat with repository context, where you ask about code rather than searching it, and the review capability on pull requests, which catches obvious issues before a human reviewer sees them. Custom instructions at repository level shape suggestions to your conventions. For larger work, assign an issue to the coding agent and review the pull request it opens rather than expecting a finished result. Two practical notes: premium requests are metered separately from basic completion, and switching to a stronger model consumes them faster, so check the usage page; and organisation policies may disable features or block suggestions matching public code.

Best for

  • inline completion
  • pull request review
  • GitHub-centred teams
  • enterprise compliance
  • multi-editor support

Strengths and limitations

What it does well

  • Works across the widest range of editors.
  • Integrated with pull requests, issues and code review.
  • Enterprise policy controls and indemnification.
  • Free tier covers casual use.

Where it falls short

  • Less capable than dedicated agents on long autonomous tasks.
  • Premium request allowances are consumed quickly.
  • Organisation policies can restrict useful features.
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