github-copilot · free

GitHub Copilot Free Pricing & What's Included

Data checked · price verified 2026-11-12 · model access verified · cross-checked against 2 sources

Free
USD · free

GitHub Copilot Free at a glance

Best for
Individual devs trying Copilot
Usage
2,000 completions/mo
Key perks
  • 2,000 completions/mo
  • Agent mode in IDEs
  • Automatic model choice
  • ✓ Coding agent
GitHub Copilot Free vs other GitHub Copilot plans
Attribute GitHub Copilot Free GitHub Copilot Pro GitHub Copilot Pro+ GitHub Copilot Max
Price Free $10 per month $39 per month $100 per month
Best for Individual devs trying CopilotIndividual developersDevs who want frontier modelsHeaviest individual use
Usage 2,000 completions/mo1,500 AI credits/mo7,000 AI credits/mo20,000 AI credits/mo
Models GitHub Copilot automatic model selectionClaude Haiku 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5 +7Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5 +11Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5 +13
Key perks 2,000 completions/mo; Agent mode in IDEs; Automatic model choice Unlimited completions; 1,500 AI credits/mo; PR reviews 7,000 AI credits/mo; Opus 5.5 & GPT-6.1 Sol; Third-party agents 20,000 AI credits/mo; Opus 5.5 & GPT-6.1 Sol; Third-party agents
Coding agent Yes Yes Yes Yes

✓ listed in the provider's current plan terms · — not listed (may still be available) · How we verify →

Price ladder

Monthly fee vs included usage (AI credits per month). Bars use a square-root scale so small plans stay visible.

PlanMonthly priceUsageUsage per dollar
GitHub Copilot Pro
$10
1,500 AI credits/mo
1×
GitHub Copilot Pro+
$39
7,000 AI credits/mo
1.2×
GitHub Copilot Max
$100
20,000 AI credits/mo
1.3×

Listed monthly prices; taxes and regional pricing excluded · How we verify →

Monthly priceIncluded usageN× = usage per dollar vs the least generous plan shown

Included models

  • ✓ GitHub Copilot automatic model selection

Usage limits

Inline suggestions/month
2,000
Full usage terms

For individual developers without an organization or enterprise Copilot seat. 2,000 inline suggestions per month; limited chat and agent usage with automatic model selection only. No fixed AI-credit amount is published. Current documentation uses an AI-credit allowance; no fixed chat quota is promised.

Features

  • →CLI
  • →Agent mode use in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode
  • →Integrates with MCP servers
  • →Copilot Spaces

Sources (cross-verified)

For individual developers without an organization or enterprise Copilot seat. 2,000 inline suggestions per month; limited chat and agent usage with automatic model selection only. No fixed AI-credit amount is published. Current documentation uses an AI-credit allowance; no fixed chat quota is promised.