GitHub Copilot

What it does

GitHub Copilot suggests code as you type, answers questions in your editor, and its coding agent can take an issue and open a pull request on GitHub.

• Code completion and suggestions
• Agent mode in editor
• Cloud agent for background tasks
• Copilot CLI
• Copilot Code Review
• Copilot Spaces
• Inline code suggestions
• Chat in the editor

Best for

Developers writing code with AITeams managing agent-driven workEnterprises needing governance and controlsIndividual developers and students

The maker

Pricing

Prices change. Confirm on the official site.

Runs on

Lit = listed by the maker. Dimmed = not listed.

Works with

Visual Studio CodeVisual StudioJetBrains IDEsNeovimXcodeEclipse IDERaycast

Under the hood

Haiku 4.5GPT-5 miniClaude by AnthropicOpenAI Codex

Models as stated by the maker.

Privacy

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Sources

• github.com/about
• github.com/features/copilot
• github.com/pricing

Last verified October 14, 2026

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