GitHub Copilot
It suggests lines of code and functions to help you write software.
In their words: “GitHub Copilot works alongside you directly in your editor, suggesting whole lines or entire functions for you.” — github.com ↗ · read 9 Aug 2026
Our score — we tested it
90/100 · coding
18 tasks, marked blind by 3 judges from 3 labs · 10 Aug 2026 · receipts ↓
Public score — what users say
No app-store listing to score from.
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Pricing
Freefree — confirmed 17 Aug 2026
business$19/moverified 17 Aug 2026
pro$10/moverified 17 Aug 2026
pro plus$39/moverified 17 Aug 2026
Battles
A battle is one head-to-head run on one day; the rankings average a model’s whole test suite — the two can legitimately disagree.
GitHub Copilot against the alternatives
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Every claim behind this page (7)
- free tiertruegithub.com/features/copilot/plans17 Aug 2026verified
- hn stories 90d80 storiesHN Algolia API17 Aug 2026verified
- hn top points 90d417 pointsHN Algolia API17 Aug 2026verified
- plan business19 USD/monthgithub.com/features/copilot/plans17 Aug 2026verified
- plan pro10 USD/monthgithub.com/features/copilot/plans17 Aug 2026verified
- plan pro plus39 USD/monthgithub.com/features/copilot/plans17 Aug 2026verified
- screenshot/screens/github-copilot.jpggithub.com13 Aug 2026verified