Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot
Pricing, features, platforms and reader ratings, side by side.
Claude Code
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GitHub Copilot
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| In one line | Anthropic's agentic coding tool, included with paid Claude plans | GitHub's AI coding assistant for completions, chat, reviews and agents |
| Reader rating | — | — |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium |
| Plans | Pro: $20 / month Max 5x: $100 / month Max 20x: $200 / month Team: $25 / seat/month Enterprise: Custom / custom |
Free: $0 / month Pro: $10 / month Pro+: $39 / month Max: $100 / month Business: $19 / user per month Enterprise: $39 / user per month |
| Free plan or trial | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, API |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Key features | Agent that works across a whole codebase Edits files and runs commands and tests Terminal, IDE, web and desktop access Included with Claude Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise Shared usage with the Claude chat apps Pay-per-token option through the API Scripting and headless use |
Inline code completions in your editor Chat about your code and errors Agent tasks that work on issues Pull request summaries and code review help Multiple AI models to choose from Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains and Neovim Usage-based credits for advanced features since June 2026 |
| Integrations | VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Git | VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, GitHub, GitHub CLI, GitHub Mobile |
| Categories | Coding Assistants | Coding Assistants |
| Made by | Anthropic (2021) | GitHub (Microsoft) (2008) |
| Try Claude Code | Try GitHub Copilot |