GitHub Copilot Free
Copilot's Free plan gives limited chat and agent usage, including CLI and agent mode, at $0.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Access
- Instant
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Checked on the provider’s page
Who qualifies
Anyone with a GitHub account
The catch
Usage is limited and uses GitHub AI Credits; the pricing page does not give numbers for the Free allowance.
What you get
- $0 plan with limited chat and agent usage
- Supports Copilot CLI and agent mode
- Paid plans: Pro, Pro+ and Max add more GitHub AI Credits
At a glance
- Offer
- Free plan
- You pay
- FREE
- Type
- Free tier
- Provider
- GitHub
- Access
- Instant
- Eligibility
- Anyone with a GitHub account
- Deadline
- Rolling / no deadline given
- Last checked
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
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