Copilot in your editor, terminal and GitHub.
GitHub / Microsoft · checked Oct 22, 2026
GitHub Copilot spans completions and agent mode in VS Code/JetBrains/Xcode, Copilot CLI in the terminal, code review, and a cloud agent you can assign issues to. Usage draws on GitHub AI Credits.
Cheapest capable paid tier and the deepest GitHub integration, across VS Code, JetBrains and CLI.
Prompt mode (-p and piped stdin) now honors managed Auto model selection, subagents respect custom and MCP tool approvals without duplicate prompts, plugin marketplaces accept git-subdir sources, and replies cut off by provider overload now retry with backoff.
Verdict: Copilot CLI users scripting it with -p or leaning on subagents and MCP tools.
GitHub deprecated several models across Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask/agent modes and code completions as of Oct 19, 2026.
Verdict: Copilot users pinned to specific models: check your model picker.
Free $0 (limited chat/agent). Pro $10/mo. Pro+ $39/mo. Max $100/mo. Agent features consume GitHub AI Credits. (As checked on 2026-10-22; confirm on https://github.com/features/copilot/plans.)
#3 in Best AI Code Editors & IDEs: Teams already living in GitHub.
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No, GitHub Copilot (VS Code, CLI, cloud agent) is a commercial product.