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GitHub Copilot

GitHub (Microsoft), United States

Checked 17 days agoOfficial sources checked

GitHub Copilot is a coding assistant built into code editors, the terminal and GitHub. It suggests code completions, answers questions about code and can carry out development tasks in agent mode.

Who it is for: Developers and small technical teams who want to write, review and document code faster.

Try it in the chatOfficial website(new tab)

Opens the aidock chat with this listing’s starter prompt, ready to edit.

Watch out. On individual plans, your interactions are used for training by default: choose Copilot Business for company code.

Key facts, checked

Price
Free, then from $10 / month

Copilot Pro at US$10 a month for an individual; Pro+ at US$39 a month. Business plans: Business at US$19 and Enterprise at US$39 per user per month. Taxes not mentioned. The free plan has limited completions and AI credits.

Where your data is hosted EU as an option

Organisation or enterprise administrators can turn on EU data residency: processing and related data stay in the chosen area. This option is off by default. Nothing is stated for individual plans.

Your data and AI training Training on by default

Individual Free, Pro and Pro+ plans: interaction data is used by default to train the models, unless you opt out in the Copilot settings (Privacy section). Business and Enterprise plans: not affected.

Data processing agreement (GDPR contract) Data processing agreement on business plans

GitHub’s Data Protection Agreement (its data processing agreement) is part of the customer terms and covers GitHub Copilot bought under them (organisations and enterprises). Whether it applies to individual plans is not confirmed.

Language
Partly in French
Last checked
8 October 2026, official sources checked

Get started in 10 minutes

  1. Sign in to GitHub and turn on Copilot in your account or organisation settings.
  2. On an individual plan, turn off the use of your data for training in the Privacy section of the Copilot settings.
  3. Install the Copilot extension in your code editor and, as a first test, ask it to explain an existing file.

Starter prompt

Explain in English what this script does, line by line, then suggest a more readable version with comments. Point out any error cases that are not handled, without changing the behaviour.

Replace the parts in square brackets. Do not paste any personal data without a data processing agreement.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does GitHub Copilot store my data?

Hosting in the European Union is available as an option. Organisation or enterprise administrators can turn on EU data residency: processing and related data stay in the chosen area. This option is off by default. Nothing is stated for individual plans.

Does GitHub Copilot use my data to train its models?

Training on by default. Individual Free, Pro and Pro+ plans: interaction data is used by default to train the models, unless you opt out in the Copilot settings (Privacy section). Business and Enterprise plans: not affected.

How much does GitHub Copilot cost?

Free, then from $10 / month. Copilot Pro at US$10 a month for an individual; Pro+ at US$39 a month. Business plans: Business at US$19 and Enterprise at US$39 per user per month. Taxes not mentioned. The free plan has limited completions and AI credits.

Does GitHub Copilot offer a data processing agreement (GDPR)?

Data processing agreement on business plans. GitHub’s Data Protection Agreement (its data processing agreement) is part of the customer terms and covers GitHub Copilot bought under them (organisations and enterprises). Whether it applies to individual plans is not confirmed.