How much does GitHub Copilot cost?

5 plans: Free ($0, 2,000 completions/month), Pro ($10/month, unlimited completions, 300 premium requests), Pro+ ($39/month, 1,500 premium requests, all models), Business ($19/user/month), and Enterprise ($39/user/month).

Is GitHub Copilot free?

Yes, the Free plan offers 2,000 completions and 50 premium requests per month with no credit card. Additionally, verified students, teachers, and popular open source maintainers get free Pro access.

GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: which to choose?

Copilot is an extension for your existing IDE (VS Code, JetBrains...) — no workflow change needed. Cursor is a dedicated IDE more powerful for AI. Copilot is better for enterprise teams and GitHub integration, Cursor for maximum AI productivity.

What is the Copilot Coding Agent?

An autonomous agent that can work on GitHub issues: creates a branch, writes code, runs tests, and opens a PR. It works completely autonomously on assigned tasks.

Which IDEs support Copilot?

VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm...), Xcode, Neovim, Eclipse, Raycast, SQL Server Management Studio, and Zed.

What are premium requests?

Premium requests are used for chat, agent mode, code review, and Copilot CLI. The number depends on your plan (50 to 1,500/month). Additional requests can be purchased at $0.04/request.

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The world's most used AI coding assistant, built into VS Code

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ComplexityVery accessible

Origin

🇺🇸United States

Ideal for

IndividualsFreelancersStartupsSmall businessesMedium businessesMid-cap companiesLarge enterprises

About GitHub Copilot

Strengths

20M+ developers — market leader
Integrates into 10+ existing IDEs (no need to switch)
Generous free plan (2,000 completions/month)
Free for students and open source maintainers
Autonomous Coding Agent for GitHub issues
Multi-model support (Claude, GPT-5, Gemini)
Automatic code review on PRs
Native GitHub ecosystem (issues, PRs, Spark)

Limitations

Extension, not a full IDE (less deep integration)
Limited premium requests (50-1,500 per plan)
No persistent contextual memory like Cursor
Agent mode less mature than Cursor Composer
Separate subscription from GitHub (additional cost)

Features

Code Completion

Multi-Model Support

Inline AI Chat

Autonomous Agent Mode

Multi-File Editing

Terminal Integration

Git Integration

AI Code Review

AI-Assisted Debugging

Cloud execution

MCP Support

Open Source

Remote / Mobile Control

Real-Time Collaboration

Pricing

Free

2,000 completions/month
50 premium requests/month
Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini
No credit card

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