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GitHub Copilot

plugin Website โ†— ๐ŸŽ Start for Free Verified 2026-05-24 ยท Stale

๐Ÿ“Š Scores

Coding Ability
8.2
Value
8.5
Flexibility
4.5
China Access
6.5

๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Install Steps

  1. 1 Visit github.com/features/copilot/plans, choose a plan (Free is free, Pro $10/mo)
  2. 2 Open VS Code, search and install "GitHub Copilot" and "GitHub Copilot Chat" extensions
  3. 3 Sign in with your GitHub account; code completion and chat are immediately available
  4. 4 JetBrains users: search "GitHub Copilot" in the plugin marketplace and sign in
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Access Note: Requires VPN from China; GitHub services are partially accessible but Copilot AI endpoints are unreliable; students and teachers can apply for free Pro access

๐Ÿ’ฒ Pricing

Plan Price Limits
Free $0/mo 50 Agent/Chat requests/mo, 2000 completions/mo, Haiku 4.5/GPT-5 mini and other base models Official โ†’
Pro $10/mo Unlimited completions, unlimited GPT-5 mini Agent, 300 premium requests/mo, overage $0.04/req Official โ†’
Pro+ $39/mo All Pro features, Claude Opus 4.7 (fast mode, Pro+ exclusive), 1500 premium requests/mo (5x Pro), GitHub Spark; Opus models are Pro+ only, not available on Pro Official โ†’
Business $19/mo All Pro features, centralized management, policy controls Official โ†’
Enterprise $39/mo All Business features, custom model fine-tuning, advanced security Official โ†’

GitHub Copilot

Free plan available โ€” no credit card required

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โœจ Key Features

Code Completion โœ…
Chat โœ…
Agent Mode โœ…
coding_agent โœ…
code_review โœ…
Multi-file Edit โœ…
MCP Support โœ…
Context Window 128K tokens
custom_agents โœ…
copilot_extensions โœ…
Supported Models Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7 (Pro+ ไธ“ๅฑž), GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, Grok Code Fast 1 (xAI)
ide_base ๆ’ไปถ (VS Code / JetBrains / Vim / Xcode)
supported_os macOS, Windows, Linux
jetbrains_support โœ…
Git Integration โœ…
copilot_cli โœ…

๐ŸŽฏ Best For

Heavy GitHub usersJetBrains usersDevelopers looking for a cost-effective subscriptionZero-budget starters (Free tier)

๐Ÿ“ Changelog

2026-05-01 Transitioning to AI Credits usage-based billing on June 1, 2026: each plan includes monthly AI Credits (Pro $10, Pro+ $39), additional usage billed per token; code completions and Next Edit suggestions remain free; admins get budget controls at enterprise/cost center/user level; Copilot code review will start consuming GitHub Actions minutes from June 1
2026-04-22 Copilot Business self-serve signups (for orgs on GitHub Free/Team) also paused; Claude Opus 4.7 on Pro+ gets 7.5ร— premium request multiplier promotional pricing through April 30
2026-04-20 New signups for Pro/Pro+/Student plans paused (existing subscribers unaffected, refunds available until May 20); Pro usage limits tightened; all Opus models moved to Pro+ only, no longer available on Pro
2026-04-16 Claude Opus 4.7 generally available on Copilot (Pro+ only); Opus 4.5/4.6 removed from Pro plan
2026-04-14 Model selection for Claude and Codex third-party coding agents on github.com; Copilot CLI adds experimental Rubber Duck feature for boosted LLM coding performance

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Comments

Last Verified: 2026-05-24 Next Review: 2026-06-24 Confidence: high Report Error โ†’