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Inline completion, chat, code review and coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains and github.com.

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Entry price: VerifiedVersion: DisputedModel stack: ContradictedUsage claim: UnverifiableHow this works →

Current version

September 2026 update

Entry cost

Free tier · from $10/mo

Changes / 30d

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The short answers · verified September 16, 2026

What is the latest version of GitHub Copilot?
The current shipped version of GitHub Copilot is September 2026 update, as of September 16, 2026.
How much does GitHub Copilot cost?
GitHub Copilot starts at $10 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of September 16, 2026.
What AI model does GitHub Copilot use?
GitHub Copilot runs primarily on Claude 5.

Source: GitHubgithub.blog · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

  • Inline completion
  • Agent mode
  • Code review
  • Copilot Workspace
  • MCP support
  • Code completions
  • Next edit suggestions
  • Chat
  • Cloud agent
  • Model selection
  • CLI
  • Custom agents
  • MCP integration
  • Code completion
  • Copilot Chat
  • Copilot CLI
  • Copilot Spaces
  • Auto model selection
  • MCP integrations
  • Multi-model selection
  • Public code filter
  • code suggestions
  • inline suggestions
  • agents
  • code review
  • MCP servers
  • Code suggestions
  • Agents
  • MCP servers support
  • code completion
  • chat
  • mcp server support
  • cli
  • vision
  • Code Completion
  • Code Review
  • Model Selection
  • chat assistance
  • agent mode
  • custom agents
  • AI code suggestions
  • Agentic Workflows
  • Copilot Memory
  • MCP servers integration
  • Custom instructions
  • Autocomplete
  • Agent Mode
  • MCP Server Support
  • MCP Servers
  • cloud agent
  • custom instructions
  • AI code completion
  • AI chat
  • Autocomplete / completions
  • Agents / Cloud agent
  • Completions
  • code completions
  • next edit suggestions
  • Code Completions
  • Inline suggestions
  • chat assistant
  • copilot chat
  • copilot cli
  • mcp servers
  • AI Completions
  • Agents on GitHub
  • copilot spaces
  • Autocompletion
  • completions
  • agent apps
  • model selection
  • AI Code Completion
  • Cloud Agent
  • Custom Agents
  • MCP Server Integration
  • MCP server integration
  • MCP server support
  • spaces

Pricing

  • Free

    Free

  • Pro

    $10

  • Pro+

    $39

  • Max

    $100

Entry price over time

5 of 42 points reconstructed from Internet Archive captures (hollow dots) — dated by capture, not by when we first saw the page. View a capture

12/22/2023 · $109/16/2026 · $10

Geek mode

Models under the hood

  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet

    Anthropic

    inferred
  • Claude 5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Fable 5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Fable 5.1

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Haiku 4.5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Opus 4.5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Opus 4.6

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Opus 4.7

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Opus 4.8

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Opus 5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Sonnet 4

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Claude Sonnet 5

    Anthropic

    disclosed
  • Gemini 3 Pro

    Google

    disclosed
  • Gemini 3.6 Flash

    Google

    disclosed
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash

    Google

    disclosed
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash

    Google

    disclosed
  • GPT-5 mini

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-5.2

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-5.4

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-5.6 Luna

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-5.6 Sol

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-5.6 Terra

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • GPT-6 Astra

    OpenAI

    disclosed
  • Grok 4.5

    xAI

    disclosed
  • Grok 4.5 Raptor mini

    xAI

    disclosed
  • Grok 4.6

    xAI

    disclosed
  • Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi

    disclosed
  • Kimi K3

    Moonshot AI

    disclosed
  • MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

    GitHub

    disclosed

Context window

Varies by model

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

  • OpenTelemetry
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains
  • Xcode
  • Neovim
  • Eclipse
  • Raycast
  • Zed

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

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Products in other segments that name one of GitHub Copilot's models in their stack.

Breeze

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Version
Breeze Assistant
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Model
GPT-5.2

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Version
gpt-6-astra
Cost
from $20/mo
Model
GPT-5.2
Claude

Anthropic

Assistant for long-form and analysis

Version
Claude 5.1
Cost
Free tier · from $17/mo
Model
Claude Fable 5
Consensus

Consensus

Evidence-based answers from science

Version
2025 platform
Cost
Free tier · from $9/mo
Model
GPT-5.2
Manus

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General-purpose autonomous agent

Version
1.6
Cost
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Model
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Notion AI

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AI inside your workspace

Version
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Cost
Free tier · from $10/mo
Model
Claude Sonnet 4.5

Change history

  • capability

    New capabilities: spaces

    77 tracked78 tracked · +spaces

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  • capability

    New capabilities: MCP server support

    76 tracked77 tracked · +MCP server support

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  • capability

    New capabilities: MCP server integration

    75 tracked76 tracked · +MCP server integration

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  • capability

    New capabilities: AI Code Completion, Cloud Agent, Custom Agents

    71 tracked75 tracked · +AI Code Completion, Cloud Agent, Custom Agents, MCP Server Integration

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  • model

    GitHub Copilot added GPT-6 Astra to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

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  • capability

    New capabilities: model selection

    70 tracked71 tracked · +model selection

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: completions, agent apps

    68 tracked70 tracked · +completions, agent apps

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  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Gemini 3.8 Flash to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

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  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to Free, Pro, & Team

    CopilotFree, Pro, & Team

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  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to September 2026 update

    Free, Pro, & TeamSeptember 2026 update

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Autocompletion

    67 tracked68 tracked · +Autocompletion

    source
  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-5.4 to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

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  • capability

    New capabilities: copilot spaces

    66 tracked67 tracked · +copilot spaces

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI Completions, Agents on GitHub

    64 tracked66 tracked · +AI Completions, Agents on GitHub

    source
  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Claude 5 to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: copilot chat, copilot cli, mcp servers

    61 tracked64 tracked · +copilot chat, copilot cli, mcp servers

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: chat assistant

    60 tracked61 tracked · +chat assistant

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Inline suggestions

    59 tracked60 tracked · +Inline suggestions

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Code Completions

    58 tracked59 tracked · +Code Completions

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: code completions, next edit suggestions

    56 tracked58 tracked · +code completions, next edit suggestions

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Completions

    55 tracked56 tracked · +Completions

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Autocomplete / completions, Agents / Cloud agent

    53 tracked55 tracked · +Autocomplete / completions, Agents / Cloud agent

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI code completion, AI chat

    51 tracked53 tracked · +AI code completion, AI chat

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: custom instructions

    50 tracked51 tracked · +custom instructions

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: MCP Servers

    48 tracked49 tracked · +MCP Servers

    source
  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Gemini 3.7 Flash to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: MCP servers integration, Custom instructions

    43 tracked45 tracked · +MCP servers integration, Custom instructions

    source
  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to August 2026 update

    August 2026 ReleaseAugust 2026 update

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  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to August 2026 Release

    GitHub Copilot appAugust 2026 Release

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  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Grok 4.6 to its model stack

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-FlashClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Grok 4.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Autocomplete, Agent Mode, MCP Server Support

    45 tracked48 tracked · +Autocomplete, Agent Mode, MCP Server Support

    source
  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to Copilot

    August 2026 updateCopilot

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: cloud agent

    49 tracked50 tracked · +cloud agent

    source
  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Claude 3.5 Sonnet, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash to its model stack

    Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI code suggestions, Agentic Workflows, Copilot Memory

    40 tracked43 tracked · +AI code suggestions, Agentic Workflows, Copilot Memory

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: chat assistance, agent mode, custom agents

    37 tracked40 tracked · +chat assistance, agent mode, custom agents

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Code Completion, Code Review, Model Selection

    34 tracked37 tracked · +Code Completion, Code Review, Model Selection

    source
  • model

    GitHub Copilot added Kimi K3 to its model stack

    Claude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 CodeClaude Fable 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Grok 4.5 Raptor mini, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: code completion, chat, mcp server support

    29 tracked34 tracked · +code completion, chat, mcp server support, cli, vision

    source
  • version

    GitHub Copilot moved to GitHub Copilot app

    1.106GitHub Copilot app

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APA
Tomorrow. (2026). GitHub Copilot — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-09-17, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/github-copilot
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-github-copilot,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {GitHub Copilot — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/github-copilot}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}