GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant built into every IDE

AIBeat Score 4.6How it worksFree (students) · $10/mo

Quick verdict

GitHub Copilot works inside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more. It's the safest enterprise pick — backed by Microsoft, with granular controls for proprietary code.

Pros

✓Works in any IDE
✓Enterprise security controls
✓PR summaries
✓Free for students/OSS

Cons

✗Less codebase context than Cursor
✗Can suggest insecure code
✗Privacy needs enterprise plan

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