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GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer in your IDE
4.5Launched 2021
Free plan
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Overview
GitHub's AI coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains and more.
Key features
- Completions
- Chat
- Agent mode
- Code review
Pricing
Free
$0
- 2k completions/mo
Pro
$10/mo
- Unlimited completions
- Chat
Business
$19/seat/mo
- Admin
- IP protection
Pros & cons
Pros
- Works everywhere
- Cheapest pro tier
- GitHub native
Cons
- Less agentic than Cursor
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