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Largest visitor share — 19% of traffic from United States.Top region19%United States

What it is

Overview

GitHub Copilot generates code suggestions directly inside your editor as you type. Built as a proprietary AI system, it reads your current file and project context to suggest completions, entire functions, and multi-file changes. The tool lives in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and GitHub's web interface, plus offers agent-driven workflows that can understand and modify entire codebases. Reviewers are mostly full-stack and backend developers who use it for repetitive coding tasks and boilerplate generation.

At a glance

Usability & Quality overview

Inputs
Outputs
Platforms

Best for

  • routine coding help
  • boilerplate generation
  • fast autocomplete

Watch out for

  • shallow code review and context misses
  • uneven results on complex workflows
  • some users see only modest productivity gains
Real product, not a wrapperIndependent product

Offers specialized AI fine-tuning for coding, deep integration with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains, and innovative UX features like inline code suggestions and agent workflows that go well beyond basic ChatGPT interactions.

Strong evidence

Quality score

Updated monthly·432 ratings analyzed·2 sourcesHigh confidence
80/100
90-day trendStable

GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant that speeds up routine coding, but can be superficial on complex tasks.

Score breakdown
=80/100
User verdict ×40 25Adoption ×22 21Honesty ×16 14Trust ×10 6Value ×12 7Adjustments +720 to reach 100

This score is our editorial judgment, computed automatically from the sources, weights, and dates shown above. It reflects the data we could verify as of September 2, 2026, not a guarantee or statement of fact about GitHub Copilot. Third-party ratings and quotes belong to their original platforms and authors. Thin data lowers our confidence label, and we say so instead of guessing. Work on GitHub Copilot? Dispute any datapoint and we will review it, publish your response, and correct verified errors.

Plans

Pricing

Pricing modelFreemium
Paid options from$10/month
BillingMonthly

How free is free?

Free with limits

2,000 completions/month on free; Pro $10/mo for unlimited

What you get for free

  • 2,000 code completions per month
  • Access to Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5 mini models
  • Copilot CLI access
  • Community support
  • No credit card required to start

Behind the paywall

  • Unlimited code completionsPro ($10/mo)
  • Cloud agent and code reviewPro ($10/mo)
  • 3rd party agents (Claude Code and Codex)Pro ($10/mo)
  • Premium models including OpusPro+ ($39/mo)
  • Priority access to new modelsMax ($100/mo)

Cost to actually use

Based on 88 classified review complaints about rate limits, credits, and billing.

Casual2,000 completions covers light coding sessions comfortably.
DailyDaily developers hit the 2,000 completion limit mid-month.
HeavyHeavy use requires Pro ($10/mo) for unlimited completions.

Community feedback

Aggregated reviews

Ratings and quoted comments below are aggregated from third-party sources and reflect those users' views, not SearchTools.ai's.

4.50/5
432 reviews · 2 sources

What reviewers talk about

themes inside the Sentiment pillar — not score ingredients

54Output Quality83 mentions
Scored from 83 mentions · high confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

The best place to host and build projects. Lots of powerful features. A really nice UI. GitHub Actions are useful. GitHub Copilot can be expensive though.

NEGATIVE trustpilot

I’m new to using GitHub, so tried the copilot to support me - a huge mistake! It creates more problems than fixes! Cost me a fortune to sort out the mess it made. Very disappointed.

NEGATIVE trustpilot

So I am a business customer of Github Copilot, the subscription would run another 3 weeks but they changed pricing today. Before it was 20$ per month, now it is 20$ per minute. They billed the entire 37 USD of AI credits in less than 3 minutes of usage and defend that as a high value package. In return I received an absolute malfunctioning slop that I now have to reverse carefully. Stay away from them

POSITIVE trustpilot

Ich nutze GitHub schon seit Jahren und kann mir die Arbeit ohne gar nicht mehr vorstellen. Die Plattform ist super übersichtlich, das Versionsmanagement läuft zuverlässig und die Zusammenarbeit im Team ist dank Pull Requests und Issues einfach großartig. Besonders gefällt mir, wie leicht es ist, Projekte zu teilen, Feedback zu bekommen oder gemeinsam an Code zu arbeiten – egal ob open-source oder privat. Auch die Integration mit anderen Tools funktioniert reibungslos und spart enorm viel Zeit.

26Value & Pricing95 mentions
Scored from 95 mentions · high confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

Still one of the best place to store codes and collaborate with other programmers. Also they offer free courses for college students.

NEGATIVE trustpilot

This review is specifically about GitHub's Billing Support response. I'd give it a zero if it was possible. I started getting charges to my Azure subscription out of the blue. I had disconnected the link from the GitHub side and deleted the organisation, and yet the charges persist, daily! A billing support ticket (as per their process) has gone unnoticed. This has soured my experience, and I honestly don't see me buying any product from them again given that it's impossible to reach a human. A

NEGATIVE trustpilot

Die Preispolitik ist grauenhaft! Ich war ein echt Power-User im privaten Bereich mit Github Copilot. Nach dem neuen System habe ich an 2 Tagen alle Credits eines gesamten Monats verbraucht, obwohl ich die günstigsten KIs genutzt habe! (also die, die am wenigsten Credits verbrauchen) Hätte ich dort Claude genutzt wäre es keine Stunde gewesen, vermutlich!

NEGATIVE trustpilot

I was a paid github.com copilot pro member for 3 months, and now I can't continue my membership or make payments. there's a statement saying that new memberships are suspended, existing members can continue, etc., but there's no payment option, no support, no matter if you're pay customer. my projects that I started with github copilot pro are half-finished.. i also mistakenly paid $4 for github confusingly and i wrote them saying i did it mistakenly since i can't find an option to renew my copi

21Reliability27 mentions
Scored from 27 mentions · low confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

I haven't used any of their paid services, but as a free account hosting open-source code on their site, the service has been absolutely fantastic for years, no notes. :)

NEGATIVE trustpilot

In August 2026 my GitHub account was silently flagged. All my public repositories now return 404 for everyone except me, GitHub Actions is disabled, and forking is blocked. I opened support ticket #4654269 on August 11, answered every question the bot asked, and asked for a human review. Three weeks later the only replies are automated messages. On September 1 I had to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau to get any attention. I only want a human to review my account and tell me in w

NEGATIVE trustpilot

Ich wurde fürs hochladen einer .sb3 Datei gebannt

NEGATIVE trustpilot

Github dosnt support small business i only have 1 GitHub account support are saying i have multiple account witch I don't and they don't want to look into it I'm trying to run a business i even offered to pay the the GitHub enterprise but got told no we are leaving your account suspended even though i have multiple projects that I can no longer access also took them over a month to say 1 sentence wouldn't recommend using

8Support24 mentions
Scored from 24 mentions · low confidence
NEGATIVE trustpilot

In August 2026 my GitHub account was silently flagged. All my public repositories now return 404 for everyone except me, GitHub Actions is disabled, and forking is blocked. I opened support ticket #4654269 on August 11, answered every question the bot asked, and asked for a human review. Three weeks later the only replies are automated messages. On September 1 I had to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau to get any attention. I only want a human to review my account and tell me in w

NEGATIVE trustpilot

This review is specifically about GitHub's Billing Support response. I'd give it a zero if it was possible. I started getting charges to my Azure subscription out of the blue. I had disconnected the link from the GitHub side and deleted the organisation, and yet the charges persist, daily! A billing support ticket (as per their process) has gone unnoticed. This has soured my experience, and I honestly don't see me buying any product from them again given that it's impossible to reach a human. A

NEGATIVE trustpilot

Github dosnt support small business i only have 1 GitHub account support are saying i have multiple account witch I don't and they don't want to look into it I'm trying to run a business i even offered to pay the the GitHub enterprise but got told no we are leaving your account suspended even though i have multiple projects that I can no longer access also took them over a month to say 1 sentence wouldn't recommend using

NEGATIVE trustpilot

Très déçu de notre expérience récente. GitHub a bloqué sans préavis l'ensemble de nos accès aux applications tierces, alors que nos applications étaient connectées via Git et fonctionnaient parfaitement. Ce blocage a interrompu notre flux de travail et nous a fait perdre un temps précieux, sans explication claire ni solution proposée. Nous attendons davantage de transparence et de prévenance de la part d'un service que nous utilisons au quotidien.

50Ease of Use49 mentions
Scored from 49 mentions · medium confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

Ich nutze GitHub schon seit Jahren und kann mir die Arbeit ohne gar nicht mehr vorstellen. Die Plattform ist super übersichtlich, das Versionsmanagement läuft zuverlässig und die Zusammenarbeit im Team ist dank Pull Requests und Issues einfach großartig. Besonders gefällt mir, wie leicht es ist, Projekte zu teilen, Feedback zu bekommen oder gemeinsam an Code zu arbeiten – egal ob open-source oder privat. Auch die Integration mit anderen Tools funktioniert reibungslos und spart enorm viel Zeit.

NEGATIVE trustpilot

I spent two hours trying to verify my student status. It does not allow you to upload documents to prove your student status; you can only take a photo of them. I did that seven times, and every time it either said the text was too small or that my Financial Aid and Enrollment letters were not my Financial Aid and Enrollment letters, but a different document that their platform does not accept. I do not have a single document from my college that is under ten pages, so I can't take a picture of

NEGATIVE trustpilot

never use GitHub its pice of trash GitHub some idiot validate your right to make decision be your self. they implement trash 2fa witch one is part of Microsoft apps including copilot! avoid to store sensitive data! GitHub if you create your account you not be able even see any information to GitHub without etch time wasting time to validate your human including 2fa! if 2fa secure keys will be lose you will lose access to your entire account forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from now you lose your right

NEGATIVE trustpilot

THEY HAVE LIKE A MILLION CAPTCHAS IT WILL TAKE ALL DAY. OR YOU COULD DO THE AUDIO AND IT'LL TAKE A WEEK. I AM DONE SIR GITHUB I AM DONNNNE

64Trust derived from dimensions + predator detectionview math

A composite of the quality dimensions weighted by mention volume, then capped by predator / abuse-detection rules.

Reasoning

earned (posterior 0.106): indepRating=92(w0.30) vendorReply=55(w0.20) support=8(w0.12) → trust 64

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Capabilities

Key features

Code Assistant

Helps you write, explain, and fix code directly inside your editor

Code Generator

Turns natural-language descriptions into working code in your chosen programming language

The honest take

What users love & flag

Distinct themes surfaced across 432 reviews from 2 sources — each grounded in real review text, ranked by how often it comes up.

What users love9
Inline code completion and suggestions
IDE integration with VS Code and JetBrains
Agent mode for multi-file project understanding
Context-aware code generation
Productivity gains for repetitive coding tasks
Chat interface for code assistance
Boilerplate and CRUD operation generation
Real-time code suggestions
Enterprise data protection guarantees
What users flag9
Unresponsive customer support
Account flagging and suspension issues
Billing and subscription problems
Pricing model changes and credit system
Code hallucinations and incorrect suggestions
Limited help with debugging errors
Two-factor authentication complications
Difficulty canceling subscriptions
Charged during free trial periods

Questions

Frequently asked

What is GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant that provides code completions, suggestions, and automated development workflows directly integrated into your existing development environment. It works across multiple platforms including IDEs, GitHub, CLI, and mobile, offering agent-driven task automation where AI can autonomously plan and execute development tasks.

Is GitHub Copilot free?

Yes, GitHub Copilot offers a free tier that includes 2,000 completions per month, access to models like Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5 mini, and Copilot CLI support with community assistance. Paid plans range from $10/month for Pro with unlimited completions to $100/month for Max with high-volume usage and priority access to new features.

What IDEs does GitHub Copilot work with?

GitHub Copilot integrates with popular IDEs including Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim. The system analyzes your current code context, including open files and cursor position, to generate relevant suggestions directly within your development environment.

What are agent-driven workflows in GitHub Copilot?

Agent-driven workflows allow developers to assign tasks to AI agents like Copilot, Claude, or OpenAI Codex, which then autonomously plan, explore, and execute work in the background. This feature enables complex development tasks to be completed automatically without constant manual oversight.

How does GitHub Copilot's credit system work?

GitHub Copilot operates on GitHub AI Credits, where interactions beyond your plan's included allowances cost $0.01 per credit. Different tiers include varying amounts of monthly credits - Pro includes $15, Pro+ includes $70, and Max includes $200 in monthly credits.

What enterprise features does GitHub Copilot offer?

GitHub Copilot's Business and Enterprise tiers provide organizational controls, IP indemnity, audit logs, pooled credits for teams, and GDPR compliance through Data Protection Agreements. Enterprise users also get priority access to new models and features with 2x the included usage compared to Business plans.

Can GitHub Copilot help with code reviews?

Yes, GitHub Copilot can automate code reviews and suggest improvements for pull requests across repositories. It also includes GitHub Copilot Autofix, which can fix security vulnerabilities with contextual explanations, leveraging its native integration with the GitHub ecosystem.

What platforms is GitHub Copilot available on?

GitHub Copilot is available as a web tool through GitHub.com, on iOS mobile devices, and integrates with CLI through GitHub CLI. It also works natively within multiple IDEs and provides comprehensive platform coverage across the development workflow.

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