Microsoft announces FREE GitHub Copilot for VS Code

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A quick post to share some great news!

Microsoft have announced an all new free plan for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code. All you need is a GitHub account.

  • No trial
  • No subscription
  • No credit card required

GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that helps you write code faster and with less effort, allowing you to focus more energy on problem solving and collaboration. GitHub Copilot has been proven to increase developer productivity and accelerate the pace of software development.

With GitHub Copilot FREE you get 2000 code completions/month. That’s about 80 per working day, which is a lot. You also get 50 chat requests/month, as well as access to both GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet models.

If you hit these limits, ideally it’s because Copilot is doing its job well, which is to help you do yours! If you find you need more Copilot, the paid Pro plan for $10 per month is unlimited and provides access to additional models like o1 and Gemini (coming in the new year 2025). There are also other plans on offer, such as Business and Enterprise.

For more information, visit the following Microsoft link, http://aka.ms/copilot-free

Enjoy! 🙂