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Microsoft Integrates a Free Version of Its 'Copilot' Coding AI Into GitHub, VS Code

An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch: 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 default with Microsoft's popular VS Code editor. Until now, most developers had to pay a ...

And while GitHub recently added the ability to switch between different foundation models, users on the free plan are limited to Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI's GPT-4o. The free Copilot SKU will work in a number of editors, including VS Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains, as well as on GitHub.com. But TechCrunch points out there's already competition from services like Amazon Q Developer, as well as from companies like Tabnine and Qodo(previously known as Codium) — and they typically offer a free tier.

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