Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot
Claude Code is listed under CLI agents, GitHub Copilot under Autocomplete. Each name links to the product's own site.
| Category | CLI agents | Autocomplete |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Public code | Yes | No |
| Tags | terminal, anthropic, mcp, subagents | completion, github, chat, agent |
| Website | anthropic.com | github.com |
What Claude Code does
Terminal-based coding agent from Anthropic. It reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and works with git. It also runs in IDEs and supports MCP servers, hooks and subagents.
What GitHub Copilot does
GitHub's AI coding assistant. It gives inline suggestions, chat and agent features in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio and other editors. A free plan has monthly limits.
Other options
See all CLI agents, or alternatives to Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.