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GitHub Copilot Free

GitHub · Forever free · checked Nov 9, 2026 today

Sign up Docs and limits

Copilot at no cost with an allowance of GitHub AI Credits and automatic model selection.

What you get
2,000 completions / month
Credits
None stated
Lasts
No end date
Card needed
Not stated
Completions
2,000 / month
Limited to 2000 completions per month on Copilot Free..
From docs.github.com , checked Nov 9, 2026.

History

  • Changed11 days ago

    2,000 completions / month

    AI credit allowance to 2,000 completions / month

    GitHub Copilot Free is limited to 2,000 completions per month.

    Source
  • Changed6 weeks ago

    An allowance of GitHub AI Credits, auto model selection only

    2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages a month to An allowance of GitHub AI Credits, auto model selection only

    Seen on GitHub's Copilot plans page on this date; the page does not date the switch.

    Source
  • Launched1 year ago

    2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages a month

    GitHub Copilot Free launched, built into VS Code for any personal GitHub account.

    Source

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