GitHub Copilot

GitHub (Microsoft) · Coding

The most widely deployed coding assistant: completions, chat, and agent modes inside the editor, with repository custom instructions support.

Best for: In-editor coding assistance across VS Code, JetBrains and more.

Models	Multiple (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google options in chat)
Free plan	Limited free tier
Paid plans	Individual / Business / Enterprise
API	Editor/CLI integrations
Custom instructions	Yes, repository instruction files (e.g.github/copilot-instructions.md) and personal instructions
Memory	Repo/workspace context
File upload	Works on your codebase
Web search	Varies by surface
Context window	Model-dependent
Apps	VS Code · JetBrains · Visual Studio · CLI · github.com

Facts last reviewed 2026-08-10, capabilities and plans change frequently; verify on the official site before relying on a detail.

Models, limits and pricing

Current models	GPT-5.6 (Sol / Terra / Luna), GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 family, GPT-5.3-Codex Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5 Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview), Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash Grok 4.5, MAI-Code, Kimi K-series, 28 models total across providers
Context window	Up to 1M tokens for select models in VS Code and Copilot CLI
Parameters	Not disclosed most closed frontier models do not publish parameter counts; we do not repeat rumored figures.
Modalities	Text, code and image in; code and text out; agent and CLI modes
Consumer pricing	Free, $0/mo, 2,000 completions per month, base model set Pro, $10/mo, unlimited completions and next edit suggestions Pro+, $39/mo, premium models including Claude Opus Max, $100/mo, full model library, priority access to new models Business and Enterprise, per-organisation pricing
API pricing	No per-token API, billed in premium request credits; see vendor page

Pricing and model line-ups verified 2026-08-11 from source 1 ↗ · source 2 ↗. These change often. The vendor page is authoritative.