github-copilot.json

{
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    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-02",
    "history": [
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        "version": "1.0",
        "date": "2021-10-29",
        "changes": "Initial public release with code completion"
      },
      {
        "version": "1.100.0",
        "date": "2023-03-22",
        "changes": "Added chat interface"
      },
      {
        "version": "1.200.0",
        "date": "2024-06-15",
        "changes": "Agent mode and workspace features"
      },
      {
        "version": "1.250.0",
        "date": "2025-01-02",
        "changes": "Enhanced agent capabilities, better context handling"
      }
    ]
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  "name": "GitHub Copilot",
  "slug": "github-copilot",
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  "description": "AI pair programmer by GitHub/OpenAI with code completion, chat, and agent capabilities integrated into VS Code and other IDEs",
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          "Basic chat",
          "2,000 completions/month",
          "50 chat messages/month"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Individual",
        "price": "$10/month",
        "features": [
          "Unlimited completions",
          "Unlimited chat",
          "GPT-4 access",
          "Agent mode",
          "Pull request summaries"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Business",
        "price": "$19/user/month",
        "features": [
          "All Individual features",
          "Organization management",
          "Policy controls",
          "License management"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Enterprise",
        "price": "$39/user/month",
        "features": [
          "All Business features",
          "Enhanced security",
          "Audit logs",
          "SAML SSO",
          "Custom models"
        ]
      }
    ]
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      "GPT-4",
      "Claude 3.5 Sonnet",
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      "o1-mini"
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    "chatInterface": true,
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    "parallelExecution": false,
    "memorySystem": false,
    "todoTracking": true,
    "gitIntegration": true,
    "multiFileEditing": true,
    "testGeneration": true,
    "refactoring": true,
    "debugging": true,
    "composerMode": false,
    "prReviews": true,
    "commitMessages": true
  },
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    "jetbrains": true,
    "web": true,
    "cli": true,
    "standalone": false,
    "visualStudio": true,
    "neovim": true
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      "JavaScript",
      "TypeScript",
      "Java",
      "C++",
      "C#",
      "Go",
      "Rust",
      "Ruby",
      "PHP",
      "Swift",
      "Kotlin",
      "All major languages"
    ],
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      "Python",
      "JavaScript",
      "TypeScript",
      "Go",
      "Ruby"
    ]
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    "gitlab": false,
    "bitbucket": false,
    "jira": false,
    "vscode": true,
    "jetbrains": true
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    "secretDetection": true,
    "privateMode": true,
    "localModel": false,
    "dataRetention": "Configurable",
    "soc2Compliant": true,
    "codeFiltering": true
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    "parallelTools": false,
    "subAgents": false,
    "verificationGates": true,
    "todoSystem": true,
    "memoryContext": false,
    "agentsFile": false
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      "readme": null
    },
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    "versions": [
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      "gpt-4o",
      "gpt-5",
      "claude-sonnet-4",
      "gemini-2.5-pro"
    ]
  },
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    "website": "https://github.com/features/copilot",
    "docs": "https://docs.github.com/copilot",
    "github": "https://github.com/github/copilot-docs",
    "pricing": "https://github.com/features/copilot/plans",
    "discord": null
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    "IDE",
    "VS Code",
    "JetBrains",
    "GitHub",
    "Enterprise",
    "Multi-platform",
    "Market Leader",
    "OpenAI"
  ],
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    "toolsCount": 35,
    "securityRules": 40,
    "concisenessScore": 65,
    "parallelCapability": 40
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      "Largest user base and community",
      "Best IDE integration (VS Code, JetBrains, etc.)",
      "Strong GitHub integration",
      "Enterprise-grade security",
      "Regular updates from Microsoft/GitHub",
      "Most affordable premium tier"
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
      "Less advanced agent mode than Cursor",
      "No parallel task execution",
      "Verbose responses compared to newer tools",
      "Limited to GitHub ecosystem"
    ],
    "uniqueFeatures": [
      "PR review and summaries",
      "Multi-IDE support (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim)",
      "CLI tool integration",
      "GitHub Actions integration",
      "Commit message generation"
    ],
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      "GitHub-centric workflows",
      "Multi-IDE teams",
      "Enterprise deployments",
      "Budget-conscious individual developers",
      "PR-heavy workflows"
    ]
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  "marketPosition": {
    "popularity": "very-high",
    "userBase": "1,000,000+",
    "yearLaunched": 2021,
    "competition": [
      "Cursor",
      "Tabnine",
      "Amazon CodeWhisperer"
    ]
  }
}