FAQ
GitHub Copilot FAQ
These are the direct questions readers usually ask before signing up, switching, or comparing GitHub Copilot against alternatives.
Is GitHub Copilot free?
Yes. GitHub Copilot Free includes 2,000 code completions and 50 premium requests per month. GitHub also continues to offer Copilot Pro at no cost to verified students, teachers, and certain open source maintainers.
Which editors and platforms does GitHub Copilot support?
GitHub says Copilot works on GitHub.com, GitHub Mobile, Windows Terminal, the GitHub CLI, and IDEs such as VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, Xcode, Azure Data Studio, Vim, and Neovim.
Does GitHub Copilot have a free trial?
Historically GitHub offered a one-time 30-day Copilot Pro trial, but as of April 13, 2026 GitHub has paused new Pro trials. Existing active trials continue, and GitHub says it plans to reopen trials after adding stronger protections.
Does GitHub use Copilot data to train models?
As of April 13, 2026, GitHub says Copilot Business and Enterprise data is not used to train its models. GitHub announced that interaction data from Free, Pro, and Pro+ will begin being used for training by default on April 24, 2026 unless users opt out.
Does GitHub Copilot have an API or SDK?
GitHub offers a Copilot SDK in technical preview, and GitHub Docs says it is available with all Copilot plans for building apps powered by Copilot.