GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot by GitHub (Microsoft): what it does, how it works, pricing and adoption — sourced and dated.
Coding agents Closed product
GitHub Copilot is the incumbent AI coding assistant, built into VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim and the GitHub platform itself. What began as autocomplete now includes chat, agent mode and a cloud coding agent that works issues end-to-end — with the deepest integration into pull requests, reviews and repository permissions of any entry here.
How it works
Two modes: an in-editor assistant (completions and chat as you type) and a cloud coding agent — assign it a GitHub issue and it plans, edits across files, runs checks and opens a pull request for review.
The facts
| Maker | GitHub (Microsoft) |
| Type | Agent product |
| Category | Coding agents |
| Status | Active |
| Models | Multi-vendor catalog: models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft, selectable per task, metered through monthly AI credit allocations on paid plans. |
| Website | https://github.com |
Pricing
Free plan with 2,000 completions/month and limited chat; Pro $10/month; Pro+ $39/month; Max $100/month; Business $19/user/month; Enterprise $39/user/month with codebase fine-tuning and expanded credit pools.
Pricing model: Per-seat subscription · Source: published tiers · checked Oct 14, 2026
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Sources
Profile verified Oct 14, 2026. Spotted an error? Every figure above links to its source.