Copilot also generates commit messages based on the recent changes made to the code. Furthermore, GitHub Copilot Free is also available for Visual Studio users.

GitHub Copilot’s upgraded coding agent, now accessible through a new agents panel, lets Visual Studio and VS Code developers ...

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.

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.

GitHub Copilot is an OpenAI-powered Visual Studio Code extension that can suggest lines of code or entire functions as you type.

The August 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 is now out, offering new AI capabilities and even ways to scale back AI ...

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

This launches the core editor from Visual Studio Code in your browser with all the features you need to make a quick change and then commit it back to the repo.

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