Coding
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer by GitHub and OpenAI that suggests code right in your editor
8.5Excellent
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Score Breakdown
Ease of Use9.0
Features8.0
Value for Money9.0
Support8.0
Overall8.5
GitHub Copilot Pricing
Free
Free
2,000 completions/month, limited chat & agent usage, select models
Pro
$10/mo
Unlimited inline suggestions; 1,500 AI credits/month ($15 value: 1,000 base + 500 flex)
Pro+
$39/mo
7,000 AI credits/month ($70 value); frontier models, cloud agent, code review
Max
$100/mo
20,000 AI credits/month ($200 value); highest usage limits
Business
$19/mo
Per user, org-wide policy management, audit logs
Pros
- +Works inside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and other popular IDEs
- +No context switching — AI assistance stays in your workflow
- +Excellent at suggesting boilerplate and repetitive code patterns
- +Free tier now available, great for students and hobbyists
- +Tight GitHub integration for PRs, issues, and repo context
Cons
- −Less codebase-aware than Cursor for large projects
- −Chat feature is not as powerful as dedicated AI assistants
- −Suggestions can be outdated for newer libraries
- −Requires GitHub account for all tiers
Best For
developers
software engineers
students
open source contributors
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