GitHub Copilot alternatives
AI Coding & App Builders · github.com
GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that provides inline code suggestions, chat, agent mode, code review, a CLI and cloud coding agents across editors, IDEs and GitHub.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top GitHub Copilot alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 9 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs GitHub Copilot Free at $0/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
GitHub Copilot’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. Because the free plan covers every compared feature, the comparison below prices it at $0, so no alternative is called cheaper; it shows what each one costs and covers instead.
GitHub Copilot costs $0/mo on the Free plan at single user, monthly billing. None of the 7 assessed alternatives is cheaper than GitHub Copilot in this scenario.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Cursor Plus plan | 100% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Devin Pro plan | 100% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Replit Core plan app builder — adjacent | 100% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Bolt Pro plan app builder — adjacent | 100% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Lovable Pro plan app builder — adjacent | 100% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
v0 by Vercel Plus plan app builder — adjacent | 100% | $30/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Base44 Starter plan app builder — adjacent | not yet assessed | $16/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Create Pro 20k plan app builder — adjacent | not yet assessed | $24/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which GitHub Copilot alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- Devin — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- Devin — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Cline — $0/mo (Open Source plan) · covers 100%
- Best paid drop-in
- Cursor — $8/mo (Plus plan) · covers 100%
- Need autonomous coding agent?
- Bolt — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Feature comparison
GitHub Copilot vs the top alternatives, on the 1 compared capabilities.
| Capability | GitHub Copilot | Bolt | Cline | Devin | Lovable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous coding agent from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Open Source | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What GitHub Copilot covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Autonomous coding agent — from Free
- ✗ SSO / SAML
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans#start-of-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does GitHub Copilot cost?
GitHub Copilot's Free plan costs $0/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free GitHub Copilot alternative?
Yes. Devin has a free plan that covers 100% of the 1 capability we compared against GitHub Copilot.
What is the cheapest GitHub Copilot alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Bolt is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does GitHub Copilot have a free plan?
Yes. GitHub Copilot's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-30, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
