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GitHub Celebrates 150M Developers with a New Free Tier for Copilot in VS Code 🎉

GitHub Celebrates 150M Developers with a New Free Tier for Copilot in VS Code 🎉

December 18, 2024

Big news, devs! GitHub just hit a massive milestone—150 million developers are now building, collaborating, and shipping code on the platform. 🎊 And they’re celebrating in style by launching GitHub Copilot Free, an exciting new tier now integrated directly into VS Code. 🚀

Here’s What’s New 🆕

GitHub has always been about making life easier for developers. From free private repos to Actions, Codespaces, and beyond, they’ve consistently delivered value. Now, they’re adding GitHub Copilot Free to the lineup, making AI-powered coding assistance more accessible than ever.

What’s in the free tier? Check this out:
💻 2,000 code completions/month
💬 50 chat messages/month
And all you need is your GitHub account to get started—or create one in seconds.


github copilot announcement




Choose Your AI Adventure 🤖✨

Copilot Free lets you pick between Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI’s GPT-4o models. Whether you’re debugging gnarly bugs 🐛, editing code across files 🛠️, or building something completely new, these tools are here to make coding faster and more fun.

Copilot Chat, Now at Your Fingertips 🗨️

Even better? Copilot Chat is now available right from your GitHub dashboard, and yes, it works with Copilot Free! This means you can ask coding questions, get help explaining tricky snippets, or brainstorm ideas directly in your workflow.

What Does This Mean for Developers? 🌍

For the 150 million developers using GitHub, this is a massive win. AI coding tools are no longer reserved for premium users—GitHub is bringing them to everyone. Students, educators, and open-source maintainers still get unlimited Copilot Pro, so they’re not missing out, either. 🎓

If you’re already coding in VS Code, it’s time to update, log in, and start exploring Copilot Free. If you haven’t joined yet, now’s the perfect time to jump in and see how AI can supercharge your coding sessions.

Let’s get building! 🚀

Tags: #GitHubCopilot #VSCode #AIForAll

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