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GitHub Copilot

GitHub, a Microsoft subsidiary US

GitHub Copilot is an IDE extension for VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim and Xcode, with a CLI and a coding agent beside it. It fits teams who want AI assistance without changing editor, and it has the only usable free tier in this category.

From
€9.20
Free plan
Yes
Trial
No
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Best for

Teams who want AI in the editor they already use, at the lowest credible price

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • EUR 9.20 per month is the cheapest credible paid plan in this category
  • Free tier with 2,000 completions a month that does not expire
  • Installs into your existing editor, so there is no migration cost
  • Business and Enterprise add IP indemnity, SSO and spending controls

Weaknesses

  • Credit accounting on top of the subscription makes the monthly bill unpredictable
  • Agent behaviour on multi-file work lags the dedicated CLI agents
  • You cannot bring your own API key, model choice happens inside Copilot

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
Free Price on request per user 2,000 completions per month on entry-level models, Copilot CLI included
Pro Price on request per user USD 10 per month, unlimited completions, USD 15 of monthly credits
Pro+ Price on request per user USD 39 per month, USD 70 of monthly credits, premium models
Max Price on request per user USD 100 per month, USD 200 of monthly credits
Business and Enterprise Price on request per user price on request, IP indemnity, SSO, usage metrics

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Verdict

The safe default for a team that wants assistance rather than autonomy. Pro at EUR 9.20 undercuts everything except Cursor Plus, the free tier is genuinely workable, and installing an extension costs nobody their setup. The honest limits are the credit ledger stacked on the subscription, and that for long autonomous tasks a CLI agent still does more.

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Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] GitHub Copilot plans and pricing, USD converted at 1 USD = 0.92 EUR accessed 2026-11-11

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