The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

GitHub has unveiled a new free plan for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, which is available immediately and only requires a GitHub account , according to the announcement post.

GitHub Copilot is an OpenAI-powered Visual Studio Code extension that can suggest lines of code or entire functions as you type.

Hundreds of developers expressed amazement at a new preview feature introduced this month by GitHub: the ability to instantly open up Visual Studio Code in a browser in order to edit the source code ...

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Now, it is enabled for all Copilot for Individual users for free, supported in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code editors.

Copilot Chat, a feature of GitHub's gen AI coding tool Copilot that lets devs ask natural language questions about code, is now generally available.

If GitHub Copilot is not working or is not responding in Visual Studio or VS Code, it's most likely facing an authentication, network, or compatibility issue.