Automate Basics

Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 27 October 2026.

Written head to head: GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code, with when to choose each side.

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Claude Code

From $17/mo

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GitHub Copilot

Free plan · from $10/mo

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What it isAnthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs, desktop and webGitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat, agents and review
Free planNo2,000 code completions per month and a limited monthly allowance of AI credits for chat and agent features; models by auto selection; agent mode and Copilot CLI included; no cloud agent or code review; no credit card required
Cheapest paid plan$17/mo billed annually (Claude Pro)Claude Code pricing$10/mo (Pro)GitHub Copilot pricing
What it coversClaude Code is included in Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise and shares usage limits with the subscription. Annual Pro billing is $200 up front. Console accounts pay standard API rates instead.Unlimited code completions and next edit suggestions; 1,500 AI credits a month (1,000 base and 500 flex).
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS, Android, APIWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Fixing a bug by pasting in the error message
  • Writing tests and updating dependencies across a project
  • Automating code review on GitHub
  • Getting code suggestions while writing scripts or apps
  • Asking questions about an unfamiliar codebase
  • Reviewing pull requests before merging
Watch out for
  • Not included in the free Claude plan
  • Usage counts against the same limits as the Claude subscription
  • The desktop app requires a paid subscription
  • The Free plan is capped at 2,000 completions per month
  • Paid plans include a monthly AI credit allowance (1,500 on Pro); extra usage costs $0.01 per credit
  • Cloud agent and code review are not in the Free plan
Made byAnthropicGitHub (Microsoft)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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