GitHub Copilot
Inline completions and chat inside your existing editor.
The original editor plugin: autocomplete that finishes lines and blocks as you type, plus chat and PR review in GitHub itself.
Works with
Key info
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- Plugins
- Best for
- Beginner
- Works in
- VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse, Neovim and Vim
- Free plan
- 2,000 completions a month, with limited chat and agent mode
- Paid plans from
- $10 a month (Pro)
- Models
- Claude, GPT and Gemini
- Your own API key
- On Copilot Business and Enterprise
- Install
- Add the GitHub Copilot extension to your editor and sign in with GitHub
- Good for
- Autocomplete and chat in the editor you already use
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