GitHub Copilot
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.
Switching to Bolt saves $120 / year and covers 17% of the compared capabilities.
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Top GitHub Copilot alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 10 cheaper alternatives · vs GitHub Copilot Pro at $10/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. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
GitHub Copilot costs $10/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities. GitHub Copilot's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolt Free plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents app builder — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $25/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Create Free plan · missing: AI assistant, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents, Autonomous coding agent app builder — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $19/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Cursor Hobby plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents | 17% | Free paid from $20/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Lovable Free plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents app builder — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $25/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Replit Starter plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents app builder — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $20/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
v0 by Vercel Free plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents app builder — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $30/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Devin Free plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents | 17% | Free paid from $20/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Cline Open Source plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents coding agent — adjacent | 17% | Free how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Roo Code Open source (BYO API key) plan · missing: AI assistant, AI agents, Custom app connectors, Multiple AI models, Custom agents coding agent — adjacent | 17% | Free paid from $49/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper | |
Base44 Free plan app builder — adjacent | not yet assessed | Free paid from $16/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 100% cheaper |
Which GitHub Copilot alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
What you give up
Capabilities GitHub Copilot has that the top alternatives lack.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from Bolt, Create, Cursor, Lovable.
- AI agents — Use AI agents to complete steps within a workflow.Missing from Bolt, Cursor, Lovable.
- Custom app connectors — Build a connector for an app not natively supported.Missing from Bolt, Create, Cursor, Lovable.
- Multiple AI models — Choose between multiple underlying AI writing models.Missing from Bolt, Create, Cursor, Lovable.
- Custom agents — Build custom AI agents for specific writing tasks.Missing from Bolt, Create, Cursor, Lovable.
- Autonomous coding agent — Let an AI agent write and modify code autonomously.Missing from Create.
Feature comparison
GitHub Copilot vs the top alternatives, on the 6 compared capabilities.
| Capability | GitHub Copilot | Bolt | Create | Cursor | Lovable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI assistant from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI agents from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom app connectors from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multiple AI models from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom agents from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Autonomous coding agent | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $10/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Hobby | $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.
- ✓ AI assistant — from Free
- ✓ AI agents — from Free
- ✓ Custom app connectors — from Free
- ✓ Multiple AI models — from Free
- ✓ Custom agents — from Free
- ✓ Autonomous coding agent
- ✗ SSO / SAML
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans#start-of-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
Frequently asked
How much does GitHub Copilot cost?
GitHub Copilot's Pro plan costs $10/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free GitHub Copilot alternative?
Yes. Cursor has a free plan that covers 17% of the 6 capabilities 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 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.