A pioneer of AI-powered coding assistance, GitHub Copilot suggests lines, entire functions and tests right inside your editor. Integrated with VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and GitHub itself, it draws on the best models on the market to speed up the daily work of millions of developers. Now a full-fledged agent platform, it can take on entire issues and open pull requests autonomously.
Install the Copilot extension in your editor (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim...) and connect your GitHub account. Suggestions appear as you type: accept them with the Tab key. The built-in chat also lets you explain code, generate tests or fix errors using natural language.
Prices are indicative and may change — check the official site for up-to-date pricing.
Yes, Copilot Free lets you try the tool at no cost, with limited access to features and a monthly allowance of AI credits. Since June 2026, all Copilot plans run on this credit system. Verified students also get a dedicated free plan.
It supports virtually every mainstream language, and performs best on Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go and C#.
The snippets needed to generate suggestions are transmitted securely. The Business and Enterprise plans guarantee that your code is never used to train the models.
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