AI-powered coding just got more accessible with GitHub Copilot's free plan. Here's how to set it up in VS Code, step-by-step, and find out whether it's smart enough to actually improve your work.

I tested GitHub Copilot embedded inside a VS Code instance. I'll explain how to set that up and use GitHub Copilot in an upcoming step-by-step article. But first, let's run through the tests.

Microsoft-owned collaborative coding platform GitHub is deepening its ties with Elon Musk's xAI, bringing early access to the company's Grok Code Fast 1 large language model (LLM) into GitHub Copilot.