Claude vs GitHub Copilot
Both cover coding. GitHub Copilot is the cheaper way in at $10/mo — $10/mo less than Claude.
Entry cost
Claude $20/mo
Anthropic's assistant, strong on long documents and code.
Free tier: yes · Billing: seat
GitHub Copilot $10/mo
Autocomplete and chat inside the editor, from GitHub.
Free tier: yes · Billing: seat
Plan by plan
| Claude | Price | GitHub Copilot | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Pro | $20 | Pro | $10 |
| Max 5x | $100 | Pro+ | $39 |
| Team Standard | $25 | Max | $100 |
| Team Premium | $125 | — | — |
Which to pick
Claude — Long-context work: contracts, codebases, research dumps.
GitHub Copilot — Teams standardised on GitHub who want the safe default.
Claude checked 2026-09-04 · GitHub Copilot checked 2026-09-03