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GitHub Copilot
Your AI pair programmer, right inside your editor.
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GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI that suggests code completions, entire functions, and even tests in real time. It integrates natively with VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more. With Copilot Chat, developers can ask questions about their code and get context-aware answers without leaving the editor.
Key Features
- Real-time code suggestions and completions
- Copilot Chat for natural language Q&A about code
- Support for VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more
- Code review suggestions in GitHub pull requests
- Workspace agent for multi-file tasks
- Copilot Extensions ecosystem
Pros
- + Most affordable premium AI coding assistant at $10/mo
- + Tight integration with GitHub ecosystem and PRs
- + Broad editor support across VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim
- + Free tier available for individual developers
Cons
- − Code suggestions can be less context-aware than Cursor
- − Enterprise features require the more expensive Business plan
- − Occasionally suggests outdated or deprecated code patterns
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