GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI that suggests code completions, writes entire functions, and helps developers work faster — directly inside their code editor.
Key Facts
Powered by OpenAI Codex and GPT-4
Works inside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more
Supports 30+ programming languages
Used by over 1.8 million developers worldwide
Studies show developers complete tasks 55% faster with Copilot