Founded

2021

Starting Price

$0

About GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code completion and programming assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It integrates into popular IDEs like VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, and Eclipse to provide intelligent code suggestions, chat assistance, and automated documentation generation throughout the software development lifecycle.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Significant productivity boost with intelligent code completion that understands context
Seamless integration with all major IDEs including VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio
Generous free tier with 2000 completions per month for individual developers
Multi-model access lets you choose the best AI for each task
Excellent support across virtually all programming languages

Key Features

Code Completion

Real-time code suggestions and autocompletion that understands context, completes partial lines, and generates entire code blocks

Copilot Chat

Conversational AI assistant integrated into IDEs for code explanations, debugging help, and generating code from natural language prompts

Copilot Edits

Multi-file editing capabilities that let you make changes across your codebase using natural language instructions

Copilot Coding Agent

Autonomous coding agent that can work on GitHub Issues independently, creating pull requests with proposed solutions

Unit Test Generation

Automatically generates relevant test cases for your code, improving test coverage and software reliability

Documentation Generation

Automates the creation of code comments and documentation to maintain clarity and readability

Multi-IDE Support

Works across VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Eclipse, and GitHub Mobile

Pricing

Free

$0

2000 code completions per month
50 chat requests per month
VS Code and JetBrains support
Access to Claude Sonnet and GPT-4o

Pro

$10/month

Best For

Rapid Prototyping

Quickly scaffold new projects and generate boilerplate code using natural language prompts and code completion

Learning New Languages

Get contextual code examples and explanations when working with unfamiliar programming languages or frameworks

Legacy Code Maintenance

Understand and refactor legacy codebases with AI-powered explanations and modernization suggestions

Test-Driven Development

Automatically generate comprehensive unit tests and edge cases to improve code coverage

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