{"name":"GitHub Copilot","tagline":"Completions, chat, agents, and Copilot CLI — one GitHub Copilot seat, not a third CLI product.","url":"https://github.com/features/copilot","category":"coding","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"Free $0 (2,000 completions/mo, 50 chat requests, CLI, limited agent mode); Pro $10/mo ($15 credits); Pro+ $39/mo ($70 credits); Max $100/mo ($200 credits)","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":false,"self_host":false,"models_used":["gpt-5-6-terra","claude-sonnet-5"],"model_routing":"bundled","verdict":"ship","verdict_text":"The zero-friction option if your team already lives on GitHub. Fast completions, real PR integration, a free tier that's actually usable, and Copilot CLI is on that same seat (not a separate catalog card). Agent mode still trails Cursor and Claude Code. Pro+ unlocks third-party agents (Claude Code, Codex) inside the GitHub bill.","limitations":["Agent mode still lags Cursor and Claude Code on multi-step tasks.","Output quality varies noticeably between the models in its picker.","Chat, agent, CLI, and cloud agent all draw GitHub AI Credits on paid plans.","Billing moved to AI Credits (2026-06); autocomplete unlimited on paid."],"strengths":["Zero friction if the team already lives on GitHub — one seat, IDE + CLI.","A free tier that is actually usable (completions, chat, limited agent).","PR integration that other agents still treat as an afterthought."],"use_for":["Teams standardized on GitHub who want completions and light agent work.","A first coding agent that should not be a second vendor conversation."],"skip_when":["Multi-step agent work is the job — Cursor and Claude Code still lead.","You need a predictable bill; chat, agent, CLI, and cloud share AI Credits.","You want to self-host or keep code off GitHub's models."],"receipts":["https://github.com/features/copilot/plans","https://docs.github.com/en/copilot"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"steady","featured":false,"data_sensitivity":{"trains_on_inputs":"yes","local_processing":false},"last_verified":"2026-08-24","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"github-copilot","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/github-copilot/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}