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.

Microsoft had a great thing going when it had GitHub Copilot all to itself in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code thanks to its ownership of GitHub, but that's eroding.

The company announced that GPT-5 is now integrated into the IDE, and support for MCP is generally available as well.

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.

February release of Microsoft’s code editor previews new capabilities in the AI coding assistant including Copilot Edits support for notebooks. Visual Studio Code 1.98 has arrived, featuring ...

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

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.