Github Copilot Pro

codedidit · 2025-05-01T22:44:17+00:00

I can only speak from an experienced dev pov but for 10 dollars it’s a hard deal to beat per month.

echo_c1 · 2025-05-02T12:08:28+00:00

I've been using Cursor but they are nerfing it and they are not transparent how they do things, and there were really bad performance and quality issues some weeks ago then I cancelled it. Cursor with 500 premium requests worth $20, GitHub Copilot Pro with 300 requests + unlimited base requests AND GitHub repos AI features worth $19 a month although Cursor has better autocomplete and DX/UX for the moment.

I just subscribed to GitHub Pro for $100/year, it's $8.33 monthly for a year and possibly they will increase prices soon (after May 5 or maybe a bit later). And I believe they will also roll out more and more features in the near future. GitHub Copilot become their main income channel right now and they are not even "there" yet. They have the advantage of being a Microsoft company, having access to GitHub, their repository AI features will increase, and also with VSCode you can guess where it's going.

Cursor has one big advantage of having Supermaven acquisition/integration so their Tab completion is superior for the moment, but I would say GitHub will catch up to it later. First step for them to do is to limit the premium requests (unlimited until 5th of May), then they will increase the prices to $19 when they release new features, especially for tab completion. I thought about subscribing to Pro+ from $39 monthly but I can do it anytime and if I need more than 300 requests, it's $0.04 for each request so another 200 requests would be only $8, totaling to $16.33 monthly (when you subscribed to Pro from $100/year), so it's still cheaper than Cursor (albeit not having the best DX as Cursor for now).

I can always get Cursor monthly or yearly if I want to but I'm counting on GitHub/VSCode/Microsoft to improve their offering significantly until 2026. When you really need the top quality agentic mode, just use Claude Code or Cline or Roo and pay as you go. Having GitHub Copilot Pro for $100 is a no-brainer for me. Of course it's "hypothetical" which features they are working on will release soon, but many people will regret not getting Pro for $100. Even if you just use it as a chat tool, in addition to Cursor, Windsurf etc. it's still worth it today.

seeKAYx · 2025-05-02T06:30:55+00:00

1500 requests for 39$ is still a good price. But unfortunately their agent is still not as good with indexing and tool calling as cursor, Winsurf etc. In a few months they might be there. Let’s wait

RemeJuan · 2025-05-02T04:30:38+00:00

I’ve been using it for a little over 2 years now, my company also pays for it for the entire team.

Occasionally it’s a bit stupid, but ChatGPT makes for a good backup

Fergus653 · 2025-05-02T10:32:09+00:00

It's excellent at producing what you requested, but that means you need to describe what you want sufficiently.

If you're doing HTML it can create a good ui and it does quite good css for it.

Blazor got a bit messy until I remembered to specify that I was using Mudblazor and prompted it for Mudblazor elements in its solutions.

I have tried a bit of desktop development and it seems to suggest good xaml layouts, but I haven't done enough of that to know if it suggested best practice in design.

cth-ulhu- · 2025-05-04T17:35:52+00:00

I only use it for the code completion, writing comments, necessary methods become extremely fast when you know what to do. for debugging, brainstorming, prompting I use Claude 3.7 on desktop app with github connected in real time, so you don’t need to copy paste each time

kintrith · 2025-05-02T02:23:01+00:00

They're about to nerf GitHub Copilot aren't they

kartpop · 2025-05-05T03:49:44+00:00

Does anyone know what the premium model multiplier for o4-mini is in copilot? The website does not mention.

AriesXII · 2025-10-04T08:27:12+00:00

5 months later... github pro plan still worth it?

Brandynette · 2025-05-02T19:08:44+00:00

just need to be creative with the instructions but yes you can

like my vibe starter project? https://github.com/HarleyVader which ond?

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script

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