GitHub Copilot Guide
An AI development platform spanning editors, GitHub, the CLI and cloud agents.
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Suitable workflows
Teams whose code review and pull-request workflow already lives on GitHub.
Limitations and billing
AI credits and feature access depend on plan and surface. Flex allotments can change.
Capabilities we verified
Agent workflowCLI surfaceMCPRules / instructionsCloud agents
This is an evidence-based shortlist, not an exhaustive feature inventory. Omitted capabilities have not been checked for this record.
Pricing & usage
Paid from $10/mo
Subscription + GitHub AI credits. The cost of metered usage or an external agent can be separate from the subscription.
Check official pricing ↗Models & access
Hosted model selection varies by plan and environment.
Verified families: Claude, GPT.
Official model information ↗Project evaluation checklist
- Open a small, familiar project and confirm that your essential language tooling works.
- Give the agent one bounded change with an observable acceptance criterion.
- Review the diff, run the project’s checks and compare the result with your current workflow.
- Inspect usage after the task. Estimate a month of similar work, including any separate model or agent bill.