Last updated: March 2, 2026

GitHub Copilot Review (2026)

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant designed to enhance developer productivity across various workflows, from individual coding tasks to enterprise-level projects. It integrates seamlessly with popular IDEs and platforms, offering intelligent code completion, debugging, and project management features.

4 (0)

Key Features

Integrates with major IDEs and platforms
Autocompletes code and provides inline suggestions
Explains coding concepts and validates files
Works in GitHub, IDEs, project tools, chat apps, and custom servers
Supports natural language commands in the terminal
Allows creating shared project contexts
Enterprise-grade controls for agent management
Offers different pricing plans including free tier

Pros

Enhances developer productivity with intelligent code suggestions
Flexible integration options across multiple platforms and IDEs
Supports natural language commands for terminal workflows
Provides enterprise-grade security and management features
Offers a free tier with substantial usage limits

Cons

Premium features require paid subscriptions
Limited to 50 agent mode or chat requests per month on the free plan
Premium requests for the latest models are limited even in higher-tier plans
May require some setup and configuration to fully leverage all features
Some features are only available in the Pro+ plan, which may be costly for smaller teams

GitHub Copilot Pricing (2026)

Free

50 agent mode or chat requests per month
2,000 completions per month
Access to Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini, and more
No credit card required
50 premium requests per month
Editors and IDEs
CLI
GitHub (including github.com and GitHub Mobile)
50 agent mode use with GPT-5 mini in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode
Integrates with MCP servers
Custom instructions and agents
Copilot CLI (preview)
Delegate tasks to coding agents
Make and commit code changes locally or on GitHub
Programmatic mode
Interactions with GPT-5 mini and more
Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 (fast mode) (Preview)
Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Gemini 3 Pro (Preview)
Google Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5 mini
OpenAI GPT-5.1
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
OpenAI GPT-5.2
OpenAI GPT-5.2-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex
xAI Grok Code Fast 1
Raptor mini (Preview)
2,000 inline suggestions per month
Copilot Spaces
Public code filter with code referencing
Data excluded from training by default

Recommended

Pro

10 /month

Everything in Free and:
Copilot coding agent
Copilot code review
Claude and Codex on GitHub and VS Code
300 premium requests to use latest models, with the option to buy more
Unlimited agent mode and chats with GPT-5 mini
Unlimited inline suggestions
Access to models from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and more
Free for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open source projects
300 premium requests per month
Editors and IDEs
CLI
GitHub (including github.com and GitHub Mobile)
Unlimited agent mode use with GPT-5 mini in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode
Integrates with MCP servers
Custom instructions and agents
App modernization for Java and .NET
Assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request
Pull request reviews in GitHub
File diff reviews in code editors
Custom instructions with instructions.md
Assign issues or work items to Copilot to create pull requests in GitHub
Start and track issues from agents page or panel
Start and track issues from code editors
Start and track issues from third-party project management tools
Integrates with MCP servers
Custom instructions and agents
Copilot CLI (preview)
Delegate tasks to coding agents
Make and commit code changes locally or on GitHub
Programmatic mode
Unlimited interactions with GPT-5 mini and more
Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 (fast mode) (Preview)
Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Gemini 3 Pro (Preview)
Google Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5 mini
OpenAI GPT-5.1
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
OpenAI GPT-5.2
OpenAI GPT-5.2-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex
xAI Grok Code Fast 1
Raptor mini (Preview)
Unlimited inline suggestions
Copilot Spaces
Public code filter with code referencing
Data excluded from training by default

Pro+

39 /month

Everything in Pro and:
Access to all models, including Claude Opus 4.6 and more
5× as many premium requests as Pro to use the latest models, with the option to buy more
Access to GitHub Spark
1,500 premium requests per month
Editors and IDEs
CLI
GitHub (including github.com and GitHub Mobile)
Unlimited agent mode use with GPT-5 mini in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode
Integrates with MCP servers
Custom instructions and agents
App modernization for Java and .NET
Assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request
Pull request reviews in GitHub
File diff reviews in code editors
Custom instructions with instructions.md
Assign issues or work items to Copilot to create pull requests in GitHub
Delegate tasks to third-party coding agents like Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI Codex (Preview)
Start and track issues from agents page or panel
Start and track issues from code editors
Start and track issues from third-party project management tools
Integrates with MCP servers
Custom instructions and agents
Copilot CLI (preview)
Delegate tasks to coding agents
Make and commit code changes locally or on GitHub
Programmatic mode
Unlimited interactions with GPT-5 mini and more
Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 (fast mode) (Preview)
Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Gemini 3 Pro (Preview)
Google Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5 mini
OpenAI GPT-5.1
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini (Preview)
OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
OpenAI GPT-5.2
OpenAI GPT-5.2-Codex
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex
xAI Grok Code Fast 1
Raptor mini (Preview)
Unlimited inline suggestions
Copilot Spaces
GitHub Spark (Preview)
Public code filter with code referencing
Data excluded from training by default