AI Coding & Vibe Coding Free plan
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI coding agent for your editor, terminal, and GitHub itself, billed in monthly AI credits since June 2026.
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Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | 2,000 code completions a month, limited chat and agent use; auto model selection only |
| Student | $0 | — | Verified students; unlimited completions, an AI credit allowance, auto model selection only, no third-party agents |
| Pro | $10/mo | monthly | 1,000 base + 500 flex = 1,500 AI credits a month; unlimited completions; cloud agent and code review; free for verified teachers and some open source maintainers |
| Pro+ | $39/mo | monthly | 3,900 base + 3,100 flex = 7,000 AI credits a month; adds third-party coding agents (Claude, Codex; preview) |
| Max | $100/mo | monthly | 10,000 base + 10,000 flex = 20,000 AI credits a month; priority access to premium models |
| Business | $19/seat/mo | — | 1,900 AI credits per user per month, pooled across the organization; admin policies |
| Enterprise | $39/seat/mo | — | 3,900 AI credits per user per month, pooled; requires GitHub Enterprise Cloud |
Free plan: Yes — Copilot Free includes 2,000 code completions a month and a limited allowance of AI credits for chat and agent mode, with models picked automatically. Not available if you already get Copilot through an organization.. Source: official pricing page.
Key features
- 1 GitHub AI Credit = $0.01; each chat or agent interaction is priced by the model's per-token rates
- Code completions and next edit suggestions don't use AI credits and are unlimited on paid plans
- Agent mode in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse and Xcode; Copilot CLI and the Copilot app on every plan
- Copilot cloud agent turns issues into pull requests (paid plans); Copilot code review also uses GitHub Actions minutes
- Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Microsoft and Moonshot AI on paid plans
- Included credits reset at 00:00 UTC on the 1st of each month and don't roll over; extra usage via a dollar budget
- 10% discount on model costs when using auto model selection on paid plans
Not yet verified
- Annual-billing prices for new subscribers (the plans pages we checked list monthly prices only)
- The exact size of the AI credit allowance on Copilot Free and Copilot Student (GitHub describes it only as 'an allowance')
Coverage
Alternatives
- Cursor — AI code editor with agents, cloud automations, and code review.
- Claude — Anthropic’s AI assistant for writing, research, Claude Code, and Cowork, with Max and Ultra plans for heavy individual use.
- Lovable — Chat-to-app builder (“vibe coding”) for websites and web apps, with hosting.
Sources
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans
- https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans
- https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals
- https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing
- https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-01-updates-to-github-copilot-billing-and-plans
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