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GitHub Copilot
by GitHub / Microsoft
The original AI pair programmer, now with Agent Mode, Workspaces, and multi-model selection.
Our verdict
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From the listing
About GitHub Copilot
Copilot has matured from inline completions into a multi-surface coding suite: completions in your editor, chat in your IDE, Workspaces for issue-to-PR flows, and an Agent Mode that can multi-step through your repo. Now supports Claude, GPT, and Gemini under the hood.
Best for
Large orgs already on GitHub Enterprise
Use cases
- Daily inline autocomplete inside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim
- PR description and review summarization on GitHub
- Agent Mode for issue-to-PR conversion on small focused tasks
- Org-level rollout with SOC 2 and SSO already in place
Notes
Why it matters
Copilot is the default in many enterprises and won't be dislodged easily. The question for most teams is not whether to adopt Copilot but which other agent to pair with it.
How teams use it in production
Most mature teams run Copilot for completions and a second more autonomous agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Devin) for the multi-step work. Treat Copilot as the keyboard layer, not the strategy layer.
What to watch
GitHub's investment in Agent Mode and Workspaces is real. Expect parity with Cursor's Composer within a year. Until then, do not buy Copilot expecting it to replace a true coding agent.
Pros
- Frictionless rollout for any team already on GitHub
- Multi-model option lets you swap to Claude or Gemini per task
- Strong enterprise compliance story
- PR review integration meets engineers where reviews already happen
Cons
- Agent Mode lags Cursor and Claude Code on multi-file autonomy
- Completion quality is no longer best-in-class
- Workspaces still feel beta-ish for serious refactors
Key facts
What we have checked
- Free plan
- Free tier available
- Max plan
- $100.00 per seat a month
- Pro plan
- $10.00 per seat a month
- Pro+ plan
- $39.00 per seat a month
Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.
Price
What GitHub Copilot costs, over time
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Over time | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeFree tier | Free tier availableSince 24 Oct 2026 | 1 change | GitHub |
| MaxPer seat | $100.00 per seat a monthSince 1 Nov 2026 | No change recorded | GitHub |
| ProPer seat | $10.00 per seat a monthSince 1 Nov 2026 | No change recorded | GitHub |
| Pro+Per seat | $39.00 per seat a monthSince 1 Nov 2026 | No change recorded | GitHub |
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Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubOfficial
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Changelog
What changed
No changes recorded yet. Releases, price changes and deprecations appear here, with their dates, once we track them for this record.
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In the AI Pulse
Recent daily briefs from the Enterprise DNA AI Pulse that mention this. The short daily read on what is actually happening in AI.
- AI Trends Pulse4 Sept 2026
GitHub's multi-model orchestration beats a single frontier model on cost and quality
- Frontier Labs Watch3 Sept 2026
Claude Fable 5.1 goes GA inside GitHub Copilot the same day Anthropic's infrastructure went down.
- Under the Radar18 Aug 2026
"Teach it once, agent replays forever" is becoming standard onboarding
- AI Trends Pulse17 Aug 2026
GitHub Copilot's Autofix wrote the bug an AI agent then exploited, unassisted.
- Frontier Labs Watch17 Aug 2026
Grok 4.6 lands inside GitHub Copilot two days after its own launch.
- Business Models & Winners13 Aug 2026
GitHub Copilot's real cost floor arrives in September
- AI Trends Pulse25 July 2026
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