GitHub Copilot review

GitHub Copilot ranks first because it pairs a low price with the widest reach. Pro costs $10 per user per month and adds unlimited completions and next edit suggestions, code review on pull requests, Copilot in the cloud and access to third-party agents from Claude Code and Codex. It runs in VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Eclipse, Zed and on github.com, so a team rarely has to change editors to adopt it. The free plan is usable on its own, with 2,000 completions a month, Copilot CLI and agent mode. The limit to watch is the credit system: agent mode, code review, the CLI and cloud work all consume GitHub AI credits, and Pro includes $15 of them a month. Heavy agent users will want Pro+ at $39 or Max at $100, and Pro+ also adds premium models and audit logs.

Who it is for

Developers and teams who want one assistant across most editors and their GitHub repositories at a low monthly price.

Price

Free plan; Pro $10 per user per month; Pro+ $39; Max $100.

Pro $10 per month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Free plan with 2,000 completions a month and Copilot CLI
• Unlimited code completions and next edit suggestions on Pro
• Assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request
• Pull request reviews on github.com from Pro
• Agent mode in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse and Xcode

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest entry price among the full agent products here at $10 a month
• Strength: Runs in more editors than any other tool on this list
• Strength: Pro+ can hand tasks to third-party agents such as Claude and Codex
• Weakness: Chat and agent work draws on monthly GitHub AI credits that can run out
• Weakness: Premium models such as Opus need Pro+ at $39 a month
• Weakness: Pooled org-wide credits are not part of the individual plans

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, 2,000 completions per month
• Pro: $10 per user per month, $15 monthly credits
• Pro+: $39 per user per month, $70 monthly credits
• Max: $100 per user per month, $200 monthly credits
• Students: Copilot Student plan for verified students

Where it ranks

GitHub Copilot is No. 1 in our Best AI Coding Assistants verdict.