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GitHub Copilot

Freemium

AI coding assistant with 4.7M+ paying subscribers

4.5/5Editor's Rating
|G2: 4.5/5(227 reviews)
Starting at FreeUpdated 2026-03-27
Overview

What is GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is the most widely adopted AI coding tool with 4.7 million paying subscribers. It offers inline completions, Copilot Chat, Agent mode for multi-step tasks, and a self-reviewing coding agent. Now available in 5 tiers including a free plan (2,000 completions/month) and Pro+ ($39/mo) with 1,500 premium requests and access to Claude Opus 4.6.

Features

Key Features

Inline code completions across all languages
Copilot Chat with multi-file context
Agent mode for multi-step tasks
Coding agent with self-review capability
Free tier: 2,000 completions + 50 chat requests/month
Pro+ tier: 1,500 premium requests + Claude Opus 4.6
Vision model support for UI screenshots
VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode support
Analysis

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Free tier is genuinely useful (2,000 completions/month)
  • Deepest IDE integration of any AI coding tool
  • Agent mode handles complex multi-step refactoring
  • 4.7M user base ensures rapid improvement
  • Pro+ gives access to Claude Opus 4.6 and other models

Cons

  • Premium request overage costs $0.04 each
  • Less capable than Cursor for full-project AI editing
  • Code suggestions can include insecure patterns
  • Enterprise at $39/user/mo is expensive
DACH Compliance

GDPR and DACH Readiness

Partial DACH readiness
  • EU data residency available
  • Public Data Processing Addendum
  • EUR billing with VAT-ID support

Notes

Consumer-Tier trainiert seit 24.04.2026 im Default auf Prompts. Business und Enterprise mit DPA, aber keine EU-Datenresidenz.

Source document

Assessment based on vendor documents reviewed 19 April 2026. Does not replace legal counsel.

Pricing

Pricing

Free(free tier available)

freemium model

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