GitHub has unveiled a complimentary tier of its AI-powered coding assistant, Copilot, now integrated into Visual Studio Code (VS Code). This initiative allows developers to access up to 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages monthly by simply signing in with a personal GitHub account.

The free plan restricts the number of completions, chat requests and access to AI models, being suitable for occasional users and small projects.

Free version of GitHub Copilot is now available to all developers in VS Code, but there are some restrictions.

GitHub has announced a free version of its AI coding assistant Copilot, that will be integrated directly into Microsoft’s Visual Studio (VS) Code editor. The monthly fee until now had been $10 a month for developers with just verified students and teachers receiving free access.

Educators, students, and open-source maintainers will continue to enjoy unlimited access to GitHub Copilot Pro accounts at no cost.

Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by

GitHub today announced GitHub Copilot Free, a free new tier of GitHub Copilot that integrates directly with Visual Studio Code.

GitHub, the Microsoft-owned developer platform, announced surpassing 150 million developers globally. The company also unveiled ‘GitHub Copilot Free’ in Visual Studio Code (VS Code), allowing seamless integration with GitHub accounts and offering Copilot Chat directly on the GitHub dashboard.