Visual Studio Code
The editor most AI coding extensions target first.
Free, extensible, and the assumed baseline for nearly every AI coding plugin. A safe home base if you would rather add AI to a familiar editor than switch editors.
Works with
Key info
- Pricing
- Free
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- IDEs
- Best for
- Beginner
- Free plan
- The editor is free; GitHub Copilot Free adds 2,000 completions and 50 chat messages a month
- Paid plans from
- GitHub Copilot Pro, $10 a month
- Built on
- Code OSS, Microsoft's open-source editor
- Models
- Claude, GPT and Gemini through GitHub Copilot
- Your own API key
- On Copilot Business and Enterprise
- Extensions
- The largest marketplace, and the first place most AI tools ship
- Good for
- A free, flexible editor that works with every AI extension