GitHub Copilot
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๐ Quick Start
Install Steps
- 1 Visit github.com/features/copilot/plans, choose a plan (Free is free, Pro $10/mo)
- 2 Open VS Code, search and install "GitHub Copilot" and "GitHub Copilot Chat" extensions
- 3 Sign in with your GitHub account; code completion and chat are immediately available
- 4 JetBrains users: search "GitHub Copilot" in the plugin marketplace and sign in
๐ฒ 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
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