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GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant from GitHub (Microsoft) that plugs into your existing IDE — VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, and Neovim. It offers code completions, chat, an agent mode, and cloud agents, and is model-agnostic with access to Claude, GPT, and Gemini models.
Features & specs
- Free plan
- Yes — 2,000 completions/month
- API
- IDE extensions and agents
- Context size
- Depends on selected model
- Languages
- All major programming languages
- Mobile app
- Yes (GitHub Mobile)
- Plugins
- VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim
Pros
- ＋Works inside your existing IDE (no new editor)
- ＋Cheap entry ($10 Pro)
- ＋Multiple models (Claude, GPT, Gemini)
- ＋Deep GitHub integration
- ＋Generous free tier (2,000 completions/month)
Cons
- －Less of an all-in-one agent UX than Cursor
- －Premium models and higher usage gated to Pro+
- －Best experience tied to the GitHub ecosystem