GitHub Copilot

Who is GitHub Copilot good for?

• Enterprise developers already on GitHub who need a stable tool from a trusted vendor
• C# / Java teams on JetBrains or Visual Studio (Cursor isn’t widely adopted in this stack)
• Students / OSS contributors — eligible for free Pro
• People learning to code — looking for something simple

Pricing (2026)

Plan	USD/month	Best for
Free	0	2,000 completions + 50 chats/month
Pro	10	Unlimited completions, agent mode
Pro+	20	Premium models (GPT-5, Claude 4.7)
Business	19/user	Team admin, IP indemnity
Enterprise	39/user	+ SSO, audit logs

Free for: students (via GitHub Education), OSS maintainers (projects with 1k+ stars), and teachers.

Features

Code Completion (autocomplete)

Inline suggestions as you type. This is the core feature.

Copilot Chat

Q&A about your code in a sidebar. Can reference files and terminal output.

Copilot Edit

Edit multiple files on request (similar to Cursor Composer but weaker).

Agent Mode (new in 2025)

Copilot plans and edits multiple files itself. Still in beta and behind Claude Code/Cursor.

Workspace

Understands your full codebase to give context-aware suggestions.

Compared to Cursor and Claude Code

	Copilot	Cursor	Claude Code
Tab autocomplete	🥉	🥇	- (no built-in IDE)
In-IDE chat	🥈	🥇	-
Agent autonomy	🥉	🥈	🥇
Enterprise stability	🥇	🥈	🥈
JetBrains support	🥇	🥉	🥉
Pro pricing	$10	$20	$20 (via Claude Pro)
Free tier	✅	✅	❌

→ Cursor for solo devs who want the fastest workflow. Copilot for enterprise. Claude Code for terminal pros.

Using it from Vietnam

• GitHub isn’t blocked → install normally
• Payment: GitHub accepts international cards. You can use GitHub Sponsor or the Educational pack to get it free
• UI is English; the AI can respond in Vietnamese if you comment/prompt in Vietnamese

Privacy & IP

GitHub Copilot offers IP indemnity at the Business tier — if your code is sued for copyright infringement, GitHub defends you. This is why many enterprises pick Copilot even though Cursor/Claude Code are stronger.

By default, Copilot may send code snippets to its servers. Disable in settings if needed (telemetry, code referencing).

When to choose Copilot?

✅ You’re on JetBrains (PyCharm, IntelliJ, Rider) ✅ You need a legitimate free tier for real work ✅ Enterprise constraints: trusted vendor, IP indemnity ✅ You don’t care much about the latest features

❌ You want state-of-the-art AI coding features → Cursor / Claude Code