Installed and tested

GitHub Copilot

AI development suite spanning IDE completion, chat, CLI, code review, cloud agents, and GitHub-native workflows.

Who it fits

GitHub-centric teamsIDE usersenterprise engineering organizations

Deployment

IDE_extension, CLI, vendor_cloud

Integrations

GitHub, VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim

Extensibility

Copilot Extensions, MCP, custom instructions, third-party agents

Dated pricing intelligence

PlanPriceBilling
Free$0month
Pro$10user/month
Pro Plus$39user/month
Max$100user/month

Paid plans include monthly AI credits; additional use and signup availability are governed by current GitHub plan terms.

Checked 2026-07-12

Privacy and code-data boundary

Copilot processes prompts, suggestions, context, engagement, and feedback data; retention and training controls differ between individual and organizational plans.

Training/data-use check: Individual subscribers can review training controls in Copilot settings; business terms should be evaluated separately.

Verification record

Installed and tested · Hands-on setup or capability check retained by RepoRadar verification harness · last checked 2026-07-13T11:47:44.798456Z

Hands-on runs

partial · cohort-20260712-github-copilot-isolated-version

Tester
RepoRadar automated local verification harness
Started
2026-07-13T11:47:34.312454Z
Completed
2026-07-13T11:47:41.993817Z
Environment
Windows 10 AMD64; Python 3.11.9; credential-stripped child environment; disposable home/cache
Install/setup time
1 minute(s)
Evidence scope
Bounded setup or capability check
Cleanup
Per-check temporary home and work directory removed. Shared cohort package cache removed.
Actions exercised
  • Created a disposable home, work directory, and isolated package cache with credential-like environment variables excluded.
  • Executed bounded check: Resolve the official GitHub Copilot CLI package and read its version in an isolated cache.
  • Captured the complete sanitized stdout, stderr, exit status, artifact checks, and 7.68-second wall time.
Observed results
  • Command exited 0 after 7.68 seconds.
  • The command produced a successful local process exit; complete output is retained.
Observed strengths
  • The pinned @github/[email protected] package resolved and launched in isolation, reporting GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.70 and its own latest-version status.
Friction
  • No blocking friction was observed during this bounded local check.
Limitations
  • Version startup proves package resolution and local CLI launch only; no Copilot authentication, AI credit, repository access, or model request was used.
  • This bounded cohort check is not a production benchmark or a claim of real user-workflow adoption.

Pricing assessment: No paid plan or metered provider usage was exercised; package or licensing, hosting, and provider costs remain workflow-dependent.

Privacy assessment: No repository content, user data, or provider prompt was transmitted; broader product data handling was not assessed by this bounded run.

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partial · cohort-20260712-github-copilot-isolated-help

Tester
RepoRadar automated local verification harness
Started
2026-07-13T11:47:42.096685Z
Completed
2026-07-13T11:47:44.798456Z
Environment
Windows 10 AMD64; Python 3.11.9; credential-stripped child environment; disposable home/cache
Install/setup time
1 minute(s)
Evidence scope
Bounded setup or capability check
Cleanup
Per-check temporary home and work directory removed. Shared cohort package cache removed.
Actions exercised
  • Created a disposable home, work directory, and isolated package cache with credential-like environment variables excluded.
  • Executed bounded check: Resolve the official GitHub Copilot CLI package and inspect its command and permission surface.
  • Captured the complete sanitized stdout, stderr, exit status, artifact checks, and 2.70-second wall time.
Observed results
  • Command exited 0 after 2.70 seconds.
  • The command produced a successful local process exit; complete output is retained.
Observed strengths
  • GitHub Copilot CLI's retained help exposed interactive and --prompt scripting modes, configurable permissions, and an Agent Client Protocol server mode.
Friction
  • No blocking friction was observed during this bounded local check.
Limitations
  • Help output proves the local command surface only; no Copilot authentication, permission grant, repository operation, AI credit, or model request was used.
  • This bounded cohort check is not a production benchmark or a claim of real user-workflow adoption.

Pricing assessment: No paid plan or metered provider usage was exercised; package or licensing, hosting, and provider costs remain workflow-dependent.

Privacy assessment: No repository content, user data, or provider prompt was transmitted; broader product data handling was not assessed by this bounded run.

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First-party sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

History begins 2026-07-14; trends appear after a second dated snapshot. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar scoreTrend begins after a second recorded point.
Momentum signalTrend begins after a second recorded point.
GitHub starsNot tracked for this record
VersionNot reported by source
Last releaseNot reported by source
Maintenanceofficial product reviewed
Current riskplan-dependent
Current verdictevaluate
Pricing baselineFree: $0 month; Max: $100 user/month; Pro: $10 user/month; Pro Plus: $39 user/month
Pricing checked2026-07-12
Pricing freshnessWithin the current review window
Integrations baselineGitHub, VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-07-14Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedplan-dependentevaluateofficial product reviewed

Why the record changed

new entity

Newly added to RepoRadar's decision catalog.