Agent Rank breakdown
- Autonomy
- 8
- Capabilities
- 6
- Integrations
- 6
- Pricing
- 8
- Polish
- 10
- Verifiability
- 10
Auto-computed from autonomy, capabilities, integrations, pricing, maturity and editorial verification. Updated every deploy. How is this computed?
Capabilities
- Code
- Tool use
- Memory
Integrations
- IDE
- VS CodeJetBrains
- Version control
- GitHub
- Other
- Visualstudio
Pricing tiers
- +2,000 completions/mo
- +Chat with limits
- +GPT-5 mini
- +Unlimited completions
- +Agent mode
- +All models including Claude + GPT-5
- +Higher rate limits
- +Premium model quotas
- +Spark included
- +Admin controls
- +Audit logs
- +IP indemnity
- +Fine-tuned models
- +Knowledge-base integration
- +SSO
Pros & cons
- +Biggest install base of any coding agent — every IDE, every language
- +Now ships an Agent mode that competes credibly with Cursor and Cline
- +IP indemnity tier is unique — meaningful for enterprise legal teams
- −Agent mode is newer than Cursor + Cline — fewer power-user features
- −Multi-file editing is more cautious than Cursor by default
- −GitHub-centric integrations — weaker outside the GitHub ecosystem
GitHub's AI pair-programmer — inline completions, chat, and the new Agent mode that ships PRs. Start with the subscription tier.
Frequently asked questions
How much does GitHub Copilot cost?+
GitHub Copilot has five tiers: Free (2K completions/mo), Pro ($10/mo individuals — Agent mode + frontier models), Pro+ ($39/mo for power users + Spark), Business ($19/seat with IP indemnity + admin), Enterprise ($39/seat with custom-trained models). Pro at $10/mo is the right tier for most engineers.
Is GitHub Copilot worth $10/month?+
For engineers in any IDE (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim), yes — it is the cheapest credible AI coding agent on the market and includes Agent mode with frontier models. The Cursor competitor at $20/mo has better tab completion but Copilot wins on price, ecosystem breadth, and IP indemnity at the Business tier.
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor — which should I pick?+
Cursor for daily-driver VS Code engineering (best Tab completion, deepest MCP integration). GitHub Copilot for JetBrains/Visual Studio users, teams needing IP indemnity, or anyone deep in the GitHub ecosystem. Both have Agent modes in 2026; the gap is small.
Does GitHub Copilot have an Agent mode?+
Yes — Agent mode shipped in 2024-2025 and is now competitive with Cursor on multi-file edits and tool use. It is still slightly more cautious than Cursor on the hardest autonomous workflows but is improving each quarter.
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