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GitHub Copilot
A multi-surface coding assistant spanning editor completion, chat, local agents, GitHub-native cloud agents, and review.
Visit GitHub Copilot ↗Verified ·Jul 31, 2026
- Best for
- Developers and teams already centered on GitHub who want assistance across several editors and repository workflows.
- Avoid if
- You need a self-hosted service or bring-your-own-model execution.
01 / Editorial view
Where it fits
Strengths
- Wide editor support
- GitHub-native repository workflow
- Completion through cloud-agent coverage
Limitations
- Credit-based agent billing adds workload-dependent cost
- Privacy behavior differs by plan and surface
02 / Workflow
Surfaces and capabilities
- Autocomplete
- Yes
- Chat
- Yes
- Agent
- Yes
- Background agent
- Yes
- Review
- Yes
- Testing
- Yes
Editors
VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim, Eclipse, Zed
Operating systems
macOS, Windows, Linux
Repository hosts
GitHub
Languages
Language-agnostic
Bring your own key
No
Bring your own model
No
03 / Cost and deployment
What it costs to run
Individual
Free; Pro starts at $10 per user/month.
Team
Business and Enterprise plans are available.
Enterprise
See organization pricing.
Paid plans include AI credits; agent, chat, review, CLI, and cloud-agent work consume credits.
04 / Privacy
Data handling
- Code processing
- Copilot processes prompts, code context, and suggestions across editor, CLI, and GitHub surfaces.
- Indexing
- Enterprise can index an organization codebase for tailored assistance.
- Retention
- Retention varies by plan and surface; GitHub publishes separate defaults for business and enterprise use.
- Training policy
- Business and Enterprise data is not used to train GitHub models. Individual subscribers can opt out of interaction-data training.
- Enterprise controls
- Organization policies, License management, Audit and usage controls
05 / Evidence
Primary sources
- GitHub Copilot plans and pricing ↗Checked Jul 31, 2026pricing, compatibility.editors, capabilities, privacy, models.strategy
Changelog
What changed
- GitHub Copilot pricing structure verifiedJul 31, 2026Recorded Free, Pro, Pro+, and Max individual plans plus the AI-credit billing model used by agent workflows.
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