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Prices last checked 5 October 2026

Last checked 5 October 2026

GitHub Copilot: Pricing, Features & Alternatives (2026)

Your AI accelerator for every workflow, from the editor to the enterprise.

Overview

GitHub's Copilot page says it works in the editor, terminal, GitHub, and cloud agents, and can assign work to Copilot, Claude, or Codex. The FAQ on the plans page says it provides contextual assistance from inline suggestions and chat through the software development lifecycle.

github.com/features/copilot

Pricing

Pricing from
Free, then $10/user/mo
Price model
Subscription
Free tier
Yes
Trial
No

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free at $0 with 2,000 completions per month, Pro at $10 per user/month with $15 of monthly AI credits, Pro+ at $39 per user/month, and Max at $100 per user/month. That page says new sign-ups for Pro, Pro+, and Max are temporarily paused. Last checked 5 October 2026.

Features

  • It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.
  • Integrations: VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim, GitHub, GitHub CLI, MCP.
  • Not sold as one named foundation model on the pages we opened.

Autonomy: Semi-autonomous. Team size: Solo, Small team, Mid-market.

Pros

  • Free tier available. Starting price: Free, then $10/user/mo.
  • Connects to VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim.
  • Developers who want completions and agents inside GitHub and their IDE

Cons

  • We did not open a trust report for this product. Read the vendor's current security page before you send customer, candidate, or client data.

Who it is for

Developers who want completions and agents inside GitHub and their IDE

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