GitHub is making its AI programming Copilot free for VS Code developers — with limits
VentureBeat December 18, 2024
Microsoft code repository subsidiary GitHub has announced the launch of GitHub Copilot Free, an accessible version of its popular AI-powered coding assistant, now integrated directly into the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated developer environment (IDE).
Recall that Github first launched its version of Copilot based on OpenAI’s Codex code completion model back in 2022, before the launch of ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, and has steadily updated it since.
The new free tier for VS Code aims to expand the AI-powered code completion assistant’s reach to a broader audience of developers — namely, those with only light usage needs and tighter budgets.
This announcement coincides with GitHub surpassing the milestone of 150 million developers on its platform.
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