GitHub Copilot comparisons
GitHub Copilot is compared head-to-head with Claude Code, Devin and Gemini CLI and more: 7 head-to-heads in AI Coding Assistants, each with the specs and prices we checked.
GitHub Copilot head-to-head
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GitHub Copilot vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Chat assistance | Coding agent | Supported IDEs | Codebase indexing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Copilot | Yes | $10/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, Xcode | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | Claude Code | No | $17/user/mo | Yes | Yes | VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor, Devin Desktop | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | Devin | Yes | $20/mo | Yes | Yes | Devin Desktop IDE; Zed; JetBrains; Xcode | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | Gemini CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Antigravity, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Zed | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | OpenAI Codex | No | Yes | Yes | Visual Studio Code; Cursor; Windsurf; Visual Studio Code Insiders; Xcode; JetBrains IDEs | Yes | 8.9 | |
| 6 | JetBrains Junie | Yes | $8.33/user/mo | Yes | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm Pro, WebStorm, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA Community, PhpStorm, RubyMine, RustRover, CLion, Rider, Android Studio | Yes | 8.8 |
| 7 | Aider | Free | Yes | Yes | VS Code | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 8 | Qwen Code | Free | Yes | Yes | VS Code, Zed, JetBrains | Yes | 8.6 |
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