GitHub Copilot
AI assistant that suggests code in real time inside your editor
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that provides contextual code suggestions in real time inside your preferred IDE. It runs on leading AI models (Claude, GPT-5, Opus) and offers everything from code autocompletion to autonomous agents that can carry out complex tasks. Available for individual developers, teams and enterprises with governance, audit and data privacy controls.
Pros
- Native integration in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains and other popular editors
- Advanced AI models: access to Claude Opus, GPT-5, and specialised or custom models
- Autonomous agents that carry out complex tasks without constant supervision
- Free plan with 2,000 monthly completions, no credit card required
Cons
- The interface and prompts work best in English; quality drops in other languages
- Limited official completions API; there is no public endpoint to integrate into your own apps
- Advanced features (chat, agents, premium models) require a subscription or extra credits
Frequently asked questions
Does GitHub Copilot copy code from public repositories?
It does not copy and paste; it generates probabilistically from patterns. In rare cases (<1%), a suggestion may match training code; you can filter this with the 'Duplicated code detection' toggle.
Is my data used to train models?
On individual Free/Pro plans, GitHub may use your interactions to improve models unless you opt out. On Business/Enterprise, they contractually guarantee your data is NOT used.
Which IDEs does GitHub Copilot support?
VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, etc.), Neovim, Vim, Eclipse IDE and Azure Data Studio. Full chat is only available in VS Code, JetBrains and Visual Studio.