GitHub Copilot
The original AI coding assistant. 77M+ developers. Inline completions in VS Code and JetBrains. Copilot Workspace generates full projects from issues. $10/mo.
GitHub Copilot is the most widely adopted AI coding tool with 77 million+ developers. It runs inside VS Code and JetBrains, offering real-time code completions as you type. Copilot Chat adds conversational editing, and Copilot Workspace can generate entire projects from a GitHub issue description. Copilot Spark (announced at GitHub Universe) is their no-code app builder competitor. Individual plan is $10/mo, Business is $19/mo. My Copilot intro video hit 328,000 views - my most-viewed video ever. It's still the default recommendation for developers new to AI coding tools.
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