GitHub Copilot
GitHub Editors & IDE helpers Free way to startAI assistant inside VS Code/JetBrains and a Copilot CLI. The Free plan is a genuine zero-cost way to keep editing code.
Capabilities
| Read local project | Supported Workspace context in the IDE. |
|---|---|
| Edit files | Supported Copilot Edits and agent mode. |
| Run commands | Supported Agent mode runs commands with approval; Copilot CLI included. |
| Image input | Conditional Vision in chat depends on model/IDE support. |
| Long autonomous tasks | Conditional Agent usage counts against premium request quotas. |
Working experience
Editorial assessment based on official documentation and publicly known behavior — not a field-test score. Sources and check date on this page.
🧪 ResetDog field notes
| Task | Take over a frozen 60%-complete Astro project and fix the fixed 360px overflow without losing the pending diff. |
|---|---|
| Result | Completed |
| Protocol | Test v1.0 |
| Run type | First validation run · 1 fixed task |
| Read project | Yes |
| Edit files | Yes |
| Ran tests | Yes |
| Manual help needed | 0 |
| Independent verification | Yes |
| Environment | GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.86 / Copilot Free / Auto → gpt-5.6-luna |
| Test date | 2026-09-20 |
| Known issues | One fixed task only; this does not establish stability, a success rate, or superiority over other agents. |
🎯 Good for
Change pages / UI · Fix a bug · Read and understand a project · Continue from a screenshot · Let an agent run · Quick code question · Hand off my project
🧭 How you use it
Inside your IDE · In the terminal
Works on: macOS / Windows / Linux
💰 Cost & quota
Freemium · Free tier
- Included quota
- Free: 2,000 completions + 50 chats/mo; paid plans meter premium requests
- Billing note
- Not billed per token.
🆓 Free / trial access
Copilot Free: 2,000 completions/month and 50 chat requests/month (including Edits), plus Copilot CLI with agent mode. Just needs a GitHub account.
🤝 Invite benefits
- Current status
- No public program found
- What the referrer gets
- No public personal referral reward confirmed
- What the new user gets
- No public invite-only benefit confirmed
- Who qualifies
- Free and education eligibility are available without a referral link
- Source
- Official source ↗
🏷️ Pricing notes
Free $0; Pro $10/user/mo; Pro+ $39/user/mo; Max $100/user/mo (higher limits). Business/Enterprise seats are sold separately.
🚀 Setup
Install the GitHub Copilot extension in VS Code (or your IDE), sign in with a GitHub account.
⚠️ Main limitations
- Free plan: 50 chat requests/month runs out quickly for agentic work.
- Paid plans use a premium-request quota; heavy agent use may need Pro+ or Max.
🔒 Privacy & data
Code snippets are processed per GitHub Copilot terms; public code match and training settings can be adjusted. Official privacy policy ↗
🧾 What is official vs ours
Facts like pricing, plans, and capability limits come from the official pages linked below, checked on the date shown. Summaries and task-fit notes are written by ResetDog. Anything marked “conditional” or “unknown” was not fully confirmed — treat it as unverified.