GitHub's AI pair programmer with code completion, chat, and agentic pull request support across IDEs and GitHub.com.
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot is the widely deployed AI pair programmer from GitHub. It offers inline code completion, Copilot Chat, pull request review, commit message suggestions, and agentic workspaces that plan and execute code changes. Copilot runs in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Neovim, Xcode, and directly on GitHub.com, with enterprise plans that include policy, audit, and privacy controls.
What can GitHub Copilot do?
- 01
Code completion
Inline AI code suggestions as you type.
- 02
Copilot Chat
Ask questions and get code help in the IDE.
- 03
Agent mode
Delegates multi-step coding tasks to an agent.
- 04
Multi-model
Choose between frontier models for tasks.
- 05
PR and CLI help
Assists with pull requests and the command line.
Use Cases
- Developers — Developers get inline suggestions and in-IDE chat to write and understand code faster.
- Engineering teams — Teams delegate multi-step tasks and PR work to Copilot's agent mode.
Quick facts about GitHub Copilot
- Pricing
- Free$0/moPro$10/moBusiness$19/moEnterprise$39/moas of Apr 18, 2026 — may be outdatedView official pricing
- Domain Rating
- Platforms
- macOS·Windows·Linux·Web·ide-plugin
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