GitHub Copilot

Name: GitHub Copilot
Brand: GitHub
Availability: InStock

by GitHub · San Francisco, USA

GitHub's in-IDE AI pair programmer — not to be confused with Microsoft 365 Copilot, this one lives in your editor and pull requests.

Category Developer Tools

Founded 2021

Lowest plan Free

Top plan $100/mo

Visit GitHub Copilot ↗ Updated October 21, 2026

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free

2,000 completions/mo
Auto model selection only — no manual model picker

Pro

$10 /mo

Pro

Unlimited completions, 1,500 AI credits/mo (1,000 base + 500 flex)
Agent mode & model choice (Claude, GPT, Gemini)

Pro+

$39 /mo

Pro+

7,000 AI credits/mo (3,900 base + 3,100 flex), Opus access
4×+ the usage of Pro

Max

$100 /mo

Max

20,000 AI credits/mo (10,000 base + 10,000 flex)
Priority access to new models & features

Business

$19 /mo

Business, per user · per user

1,900 AI credits/user/mo
Org-wide policy management

Enterprise

$39 /mo

Enterprise, per user · per user

3,900 AI credits/user/mo
Everything in Business plus enterprise-grade admin controls

The honest take

GitHub's in-IDE AI pair programmer — not to be confused with Microsoft 365 Copilot, this one lives in your editor and pull requests.

Best for: Developers already living in VS Code/JetBrains/GitHub who want autocomplete, chat, and PR reviews without leaving their workflow

Where it falls short: Free tier's premium-request credits run out fast; agent mode still trails dedicated agentic editors like Cursor or Windsurf

What you actually get

Inline completions
Agent mode
Multi-model
PR reviews

Pricing history

2021

Technical preview launches as an AI autocomplete plugin for VS Code

Jun 2022

General availability; flat $10/mo Individual plan

Jun 2026

Moves to credit-based billing across all paid seats

2026

Free and Student plans lose manual model selection; now auto-routed only

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of GitHub Copilot is good enough for casual use. Pay $10/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.