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GitHub Copilot
shipAI completions, chat and agents inside VS Code and JetBrains, from GitHub.
github.comVerified 2026-08-15
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The path of least resistance if your team already lives on GitHub: completions are fast, PR integration is real, and the free tier is genuinely usable. Not the best agent, but the most frictionless.
Known limitations
- Agent mode still lags Cursor and Claude Code on multi-step tasks.
- Output quality varies noticeably between the models in its picker.
- Enterprise features sit behind the pricier tiers.
- Billing moved to AI Credits (2026-06); autocomplete unlimited on paid.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- free tier; Pro $10/mo, Pro+ $39/mo, Max $100/mo
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- no
- self-host
- no
- category
- coding
Models used
Sources
If we can't show the source, we don't print the number.
Same shelf — coding
Aider
coding
Open-source pair programming in the terminal — git-native, works with any model.
OSSAPIFREE TIER
freefree, open source; bring your own API key
Claude Codefeatured
coding
Anthropic's terminal agent that edits, runs and tests code in your repo.
API
paidincluded in Claude Pro from $20/mo; API pay-per-token
Sourcegraph Cody
coding
AI coding assistant with deep code-search context from Sourcegraph.
paidenterprise-only (self-serve discontinued 2025-07); contact sales