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GitHub Copilot
Description
An AI coding assistant from GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft; it launched in 2021. It suggests code in your editor, answers questions in chat and, in agent mode, makes changes to your project itself. You can assign a task to the cloud agent, which prepares a pull request on GitHub, and Copilot can also review code. It works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, the terminal, a standalone app and on github.com.
Pros and cons
Pros
- There is a free plan, and it includes agent mode and the CLI
- Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode and Eclipse
Cons
- The cloud agent and pull request code review are on paid plans only
Key facts
- Free access
- Yes
- Pricing
- Pricing on the official site →
- Developer
- GitHub (Microsoft)
- Interface languages
- English
- Checked on
- Oct 3, 2026
Editorial score
How strongly the AI Expertise editors recommend this tool for each of its categories right now, on a 0–10 scale. The score combines output quality, features, beginner friendliness and freshness.