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GitHub Copilot

Copilot

The most polished inline completion, now with an agent mode worth using.

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The read

Copilot's inline suggestion is still the most refined single-line completion anywhere, and agent mode has matured into something that competes on multi-file work rather than trailing it. Its real advantage is reach: it runs inside VS Code, Visual Studio and the JetBrains editors, so it meets a team where that team already is. It is the safe institutional choice, and it is rarely the sharpest tool on any individual axis.

Where it shines

  • The most polished inline completion in the market
  • Runs in VS Code, Visual Studio and JetBrains, so a team keeps its tools
  • A free tier that is genuinely usable rather than a demo

Worth knowing first

  • Rarely the sharpest option on any single dimension
  • Its best behaviour assumes your work already lives on GitHub

Index score

77.0

Provisional. This score is read from the product's public capability, not from the one-prompt rebuild the fully reviewed entries went through, so treat it as a placing rather than a verdict.

Craft78
Speed80
Control72
Value78
Rank
16 of 54
Builds
Tools
Category
AI code editor
Output
Inline suggestions, chat and agent pull requests
Pricing
Free tier
Best for
Teams already standardised on GitHub

Scores are our own editorial judgement, weighted craft 30, speed 25, control 25 and value 20.

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