AI pair programmer integrated across GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI
GitHub Copilot is the market-leading AI code assistant, powered by OpenAI Codex and GPT-4o, with deep integration into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Visual Studio, and the GitHub CLI. It provides inline code completion, multi-file edits, natural language code generation, and Copilot Chat for contextual Q&A — available to 1.8 million paid subscribers across 50,000 organisations.
GitHub Copilot is a strong fit if its core strengths match your workflow, budget, and support needs. Use the quick signals below before opening the full review.
GitHub Copilot's dominance is structural: it is the only AI coding assistant built by the platform where most code lives. Its integration into GitHub's PR review interface, Actions, and Copilot Workspace creates a continuous AI-assisted workflow from issue creation through code review that no third-party tool can replicate.
Copilot's completion engine suggests entire functions, test blocks, and documentation comments as ghost text in the editor. Its suggestions are informed by the open file and its imports, neighbouring files in the project, and repository context. For boilerplate-heavy tasks — CRUD operations, test setup, configuration files — Copilot's completions frequently require only Tab to accept, accelerating output significantly.
Copilot Chat allows natural language questions about selected code, the current file, or the repository. Ask it to explain a function, suggest a refactor, write tests for a method, or find a bug — responses are grounded in visible file context. Copilot Workspace (in preview) takes a GitHub issue and autonomously plans, writes, and validates the code changes required to address it across multiple files.
The Enterprise plan at $39/seat/month adds private repository context — Copilot learns from the organisation's own codebase to suggest patterns, naming conventions, and internal library usage consistent with existing code. For large teams with proprietary frameworks and internal standards, this contextual personalisation meaningfully improves suggestion relevance.
Score: 9.3/10 — Best all-round AI coding assistant; the widest IDE support and GitHub integration are the defining advantages.
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GitHub Copilot is best for Individual developers who want the most widely supported AI coding assistant with the broadest IDE and language coverage, GitHub-centric teams who want AI integrated into their PR review, issue, and Actions workflows, Enterprises who want fine-tuned AI on their private codebase with SSO, audit logs, and compliance controls.
Yes. GitHub Copilot currently lists a free plan in ToolRankr data.
It has a free plan.
GitHub Copilot is reviewed using ToolRankr's scoring model for ease of use, value, features, support, and overall quality. Affiliate links may earn a commission, but sponsored labels do not change editorial scoring.
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