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GitHub Copilot

AI Code Assistantfreemium

GitHub's AI pair programmer powered by OpenAI. Provides inline suggestions, chat assistance, and workspace-aware completions.

GitHub / MicrosoftWebsiteDocsGitHub Compare →Last evaluated: Feb 28, 2026
8.1/10
Weighted average across all evaluation dimensions. Scores are based on benchmark testing, expert review, and community feedback.
Capability Profile
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.
Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.
Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.
Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.
Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.
Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.
Pricing & Licensing
Pricing
Free (2000 completions/mo), Individual $10/mo, Business $19/seat/mo
License
Proprietary
Community
Developers
1.8M+ developers
Benchmark Results
Multi-file Refactoring Challenge
Time: 8.3
Completion: 85
Code Quality: 8
Tests Passing: 43
Bug Detection & Fix Rate
Time: 14
Bugs Fixed: 8
Bugs Found: 9
False Positives: 3
Greenfield App Scaffold
Code Quality: 7.8
Test Coverage: 60
Runs First Try: 0
Features Complete: 75
Test Generation Quality
Edge Cases: 72
Readability: 7.8
False Passes: 3
Mutation Score: 65
Features
vscodejetbrainsneovimmulti-editorworkspace
Dimension Scores
8-105-7.9<5
How we score →
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.Weight: 100%
8.3

Reliable inline completions. Workspace agent improving with GPT-4o. Good for routine code patterns.

Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.Weight: 100%
7.8

Workspace-aware through #file references. Improving with repo-wide indexing but still catches up to specialized tools.

Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.Weight: 100%
8.8

Deeply integrated into VS Code and GitHub ecosystem. Low friction, familiar workflow. Enterprise SSO support.

Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.Weight: 90%
7.5

Copilot Edits feature improving. Still behind Cursor and Claude Code for large-scale multi-file changes.

Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.Weight: 90%
8.0

Good error explanation and fix suggestions. Workspace agent can run and fix tests.

Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.Weight: 80%
8.9

Best-in-class GitHub integration. Works across all major IDEs. Extensive language support.

Stack Appearances
The Enterprise Safe Stack8.2
Role: Primary coding assistant — inline completions and chat
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