GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that helps you write code faster and with less effort. Then, you can focus more energy on problem solving and collaboration.
Research shows that Copilot increases developer productivity and accelerates software development. See Research: quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on developer productivity and happiness in the GitHub blog.
Features
You can use Copilot to:
- Get code suggestions as you type in your IDE.
- Chat with Copilot to get help with your code.
- Ask for help using the command line.
- Organize and share context with Copilot Spaces to get more relevant answers.
- Generate descriptions of changes in a pull request.
- Research, plan, make code changes, and create pull requests for you to review. Available in Copilot Pro+, Copilot Business, and Copilot Enterprise only.
For enterprises and organizations with data residency requirements: If you use GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Copilot can enforce geographic data residency. See GitHub Copilot with data residency.
Use Copilot in the following places:
- Your IDE
- GitHub Mobile, as a chat interface
- Windows Terminal Canary, through the Terminal Chat interface
- The command line, through the GitHub CLI
- The GitHub website
Get access
You can start using Copilot in several ways, depending on your role and needs.
Individuals
Important
Starting April 20, 2026, new sign-ups for Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, and student plans are temporarily paused.
- Try Copilot for free. Use Copilot Free to explore core features with no paid plan required.
- Subscribe to a paid plan. Upgrade to Copilot Pro or Copilot Pro+ for full access to premium features and more generous usage limits.
- Get free access if you're eligible. Students, teachers, and open source maintainers may qualify for access to premium features at no cost. See Access GitHub Copilot for free as a student and Access Copilot Pro for free as a teacher or open source maintainer.
- Request access from your organization. If your organization or enterprise has a GitHub Copilot plan, you can request access by going to https://github.com/settings/copilot and request access under "Get Copilot from an organization."
See Getting started with a GitHub Copilot plan for more information.
Organizations and enterprises
Organization owners can get Copilot Business for their team through an enterprise account. If you don't already have an enterprise account, you can create one specifically for managing Copilot Business licenses. See About enterprise accounts for Copilot Business.
If your organization is owned by an enterprise that has a Copilot subscription, you can ask your enterprise owner to enable Copilot for your organization. Go to https://github.com/settings/copilot and request access under "Get Copilot from an organization."
Enterprise owners can set up Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise for their enterprise by contacting GitHub's Sales team.
Next steps
- Learn more about Copilot features. See GitHub Copilot features.
- Start using Copilot. See Setting up GitHub Copilot.
Further reading
- Frequently asked questions about GitHub Copilot
- GitHub Copilot Trust Center