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.

For those interested in exploring the capabilities of GitHub Copilot Free, the service can be enabled directly in VS Code or accessed via the GitHub dashboard.

GitHub announced a raft of improvements to its Copilot AI in the Visual Studio Code editor, including a new 'agent mode' in preview that lets developers use the AI technology to write code faster and ...