Code completion and coding chat inside your editor
Free plan
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Overview
- Purpose
- Code completion and coding chat inside your editor
- Category
- Coding
- Pricing
- Free plan: 2,000 code completions per month with limited chat; Pro USD 10 per month Official pricing (opens in a new tab)
- Developer
- GitHub
- Official site
- https://github.com/features/copilot (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Code suggestions in supported editors
- Copilot Chat for explaining code and discussing development questions
- Agents for multi-step programming tasks
Best for
Suited to developers already working in a common editor who want suggestions as they write or an agent to help modify a project.
Things to know
- Features may differ by editor, account and organization policy
- Review code changes and run tests before committing
- Model usage and subscription benefits follow GitHub's current documentation
FAQ
- Do I need to leave the editor to use it?
- Not necessarily. GitHub's documentation states Copilot integrates with supported IDEs.
- Can it handle tasks across several files?
- Supported agent modes can read and modify files around a task; actual permissions depend on the editor and settings.