№ — Head-to-Head

GitHub Copilot vs Codeium

Side by side: starting price, pricing model, free tier and platforms. Check each vendor's pricing page before you buy, since plans change often.

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Contender A

GitHub Copilot

Code Assistance

AI pair programmer

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Contender B

Codeium

Code Assistance

Free AI code completion

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At a glance

GitHub Copilot
Codeium
Pricing
Free tier · paid plan $10/mo
Free tier · paid plan $15/mo
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Free tier
Yes
Yes
Platforms
Desktop, Api
Desktop, Api
Editor’s pick
Yes
No

What each one is

GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot suggests code and entire functions in real-time across VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Visual Studio. Now offers a free tier with 2,000 completions and 50 chat messages per month, with Pro at $10/mo for unlimited use and access to Claude and GPT models alongside Copilot's own.

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Codeium

Codeium offers free AI code completion and chat for individuals across 70+ programming languages and most major IDEs. The same team also ships Windsurf, their flagship AI-first IDE, for developers who want a deeper agentic experience.

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We haven't written a verdict for this matchup yet, so we don't name a winner. How we choose what to feature is explained in our editorial methodology.

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