by Microsoft •Code Assistants
GitHub's AI coding assistant for IDE completions, chat, agents, code review, CLI and GitHub workflows.
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Core capabilities listed for GitHub Copilot.
Generates source code, functions, components or complete implementations.
Plans and executes multi-step tasks with tools, state or autonomous actions.
Reviews code, identifies defects and recommends or applies fixes.
Connects with third-party applications, data sources or automation platforms.
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Depends on plan / workspace settings
For Copilot Business/Enterprise, IDE chat and code-completion prompts/suggestions are not retained by default; other Copilot surfaces may retain prompts/suggestions for limited periods. Verified fact Privacy sourceStructured integrations recorded for GitHub Copilot. A check mark means the integration mapping is tied to a verified source.
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GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant available across supported IDEs, GitHub.com, the CLI and agentic development workflows. It provides code completion, chat, code review, model choice and cloud-agent capabilities depending on plan. GitHub Copilot is provided by Microsoft and AI Orbit categorizes it under Coding & Development. Its structured capability profile includes Code Generation, Agent Workflows, Code Review & Debugging and Integrations; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
GitHub Copilot is provided by Microsoft. Global technology company developing AI models, copilots, cloud AI infrastructure and developer platforms through Azure and Microsoft products. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Coding & Development, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
AI Orbit currently maps GitHub Copilot to structured use cases including Code Completion and Debugging. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Code Generation, Agent Workflows, Code Review & Debugging and Integrations.
Verified integration evidence on AI Orbit currently includes CLI, GitHub.com, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio and VS Code. These are individually source-backed integration records, not a generic assumption based on the product simply advertising integrations. The provider may support additional integrations that have not yet been individually verified in this profile.
GitHub documents plan- and surface-specific data retention. Business and Enterprise plans provide organizational privacy/governance controls, and prompts/suggestions in IDE chat and completions are not retained by default. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Depends on plan / workspace settings. Business and Enterprise plans add access control, budget controls, governance, audit capabilities and enterprise privacy commitments. These statements reflect the verified provider evidence stored by AI Orbit; policies and certifications can change, so sensitive deployments should re-check the current official documentation.
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for GitHub Copilot, including Free, Pro, Business and Pro+. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.
