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GitHub Copilot

Your AI pair programmer for faster, smarter coding

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9820 reviews 91% would recommend
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What is GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is the industry-leading AI pair programmer, trusted by millions of developers. It provides intelligent code suggestions, understands your codebase, and accelerates development across all major languages.

Key Features

  • Code Completions: Real-time suggestions as you type
  • Copilot Chat: Conversational coding assistance
  • Multi-file Context: Understands your entire project
  • All Major IDEs: VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode
  • Agent Mode: Autonomous coding tasks
  • Code Review: AI-powered PR reviews
  • Multiple Models: Access Claude, GPT-4, and more

Best For

Professional developers, development teams, and anyone writing code who wants to increase productivity with AI-powered suggestions and assistance.

Top Features

  • Real-time code suggestions as you type
  • Copilot Chat for code Q&A
  • Multi-file context awareness
  • Test generation
  • Documentation generation
  • Code explanation
  • Security vulnerability detection
  • Pull request summaries

User Ratings

Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.3

Pros

  • Seamless IDE integration
  • Excellent for boilerplate code
  • Supports all major languages
  • Learns from your codebase
  • Copilot Chat is very helpful
  • Free for students and open source

Cons

  • Suggestions not always accurate
  • Can suggest copyrighted code
  • Requires active internet
  • Learning curve for effective prompting

Best For

Professional developers, development teams, and anyone writing code who wants to increase productivity with AI-powered suggestions and assistance.

Features

Code Assistance

  • Real-time Code Suggestions
  • Multi-line Completions
  • Context-aware Suggestions
  • Code Explanations
  • Bug Detection
  • Refactoring Suggestions

Chat & Documentation

  • Copilot Chat
  • Documentation Generation
  • Test Generation
  • Commit Message Suggestions
  • PR Summaries

Pricing

MOST POPULAR

Individual

$10 month

For individual developers

  • Code completions
  • Copilot Chat
  • IDE integration
  • CLI support
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Business

$19 user_month

For organizations

  • Everything in Individual
  • Organization management
  • Policy controls
  • IP indemnity
  • Audit logs
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Enterprise

$39 user_month

For enterprises

  • Everything in Business
  • Fine-tuned models
  • Knowledge bases
  • GitHub Advanced Security integration
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User Reviews

James L.
Senior Software Engineer • Technology
501-1000 employees
Verified

"10x productivity boost"

Copilot has genuinely made me a faster developer. It's especially great for boilerplate code and tests. The chat feature is perfect for explaining unfamiliar code.

Pros

Massive time saver, great suggestions, excellent IDE integration

Cons

Occasionally suggests wrong solutions, needs internet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GitHub Copilot free for students?

Yes, GitHub Copilot is free for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open source projects through the GitHub Education program.

Does Copilot work offline?

No, GitHub Copilot requires an active internet connection as the AI models run on GitHub's servers.

Product Details

Vendor GitHub (Microsoft)
Founded 2008
Headquarters San Francisco, CA
Company Size 5,001-10,000 employees
Deployment Cloud (SaaS)
Mobile Apps No
Free Tier Yes
API Yes

Support Options

Email/Help Desk Knowledge Base GitHub Community Enterprise Support

Training

Documentation Video Tutorials GitHub Learning Lab

Integrations

GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, Azure

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