GitHub Copilot

GitHub's AI coding assistant for editors, CLI and GitHub

Coding Free plan Free plan + paid Prices not yet confirmed by a live check

Overview

GitHub Copilot suggests code inline, answers coding questions in chat and runs agent tasks in your editor, terminal and on GitHub. It is aimed at developers and engineering teams, with a choice of AI models.

Good for

Key features

Inline code suggestions
Chat and agent mode in the IDE
Copilot CLI
Cloud agent and code review
Choice of multiple AI models

Pricing

Plan	Billed monthly	Billed yearly
Pro	$10/mo	—
Pro+	$39/mo	—
Max	$100/mo	—

From our research of the official pricing page; not yet confirmed by an automatic check. Prices in USD per month: the only currency the page showed us, so UK prices may differ. A dash means that billing option isn't shown.

Free tier

Free plan: 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests per month, limited agent usage.

Alternatives to GitHub Copilot

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Compare GitHub Copilot with Cursor and Devin (formerly Windsurf)

Change timeline

Every change we've confirmed on the official pricing page: prices, plans, the free tier and restrictions. Each one was seen on two checks in a row.

No changes since tracking began; last checked 4 Oct 2026. We re-read the pricing page every day.

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