GitHub Copilot
Free tier availableAI pair programmer in your IDE
About GitHub Copilot
The original AI pair programmer — real-time code suggestions across VS Code, JetBrains, and more, trained on hundreds of millions of public repositories. Deep GitHub integration, enterprise security controls, and the brand recognition that effectively made AI-assisted coding mainstream. The baseline most other tools are still measured against.
Pricing plans
- 2,000 completions/mo
- 50 chat requests/mo
- Unlimited completions + chat
- All IDEs
- Policy management
- Audit logs
- IP indemnity
- Custom fine-tuning
- Advanced security
How GitHub Copilot compares
| Directr tier | S | S | S | S |
| Price | From $10/mo | From $20/mo or usage-based | From $20/mo | Free (pay API tokens only) |
| Free tier | Free tier available | None | 150k tokens/day | Free |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
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