GitHub Launches Free AI Coding Assistant for All Developers

The new free tier of GitHub Copilot offers 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month, expanding access to AI-driven programming tools.

GitHub Copilot Free is now available to all developers, integrated directly into the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) platform.
The free tier includes access to 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month, requiring only a personal GitHub account to use.
Developers can choose between AI models like Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI's GPT-4o, though premium models are reserved for paid plans.
Key features include multi-file editing, debugging support, custom instructions, and Copilot Chat accessible from the GitHub dashboard.
The launch coincides with GitHub surpassing 150 million registered users, with India emerging as the second-largest and fastest-growing developer community on the platform.