GitHub Copilot Free
GitHub Copilot Free Free app
The catch: You cannot pick a model, so you may not get Claude on any given request, and the chat allowance is unpublished. Free, Pro and Pro+ interactions are used for training unless you opt out.
| Access | Free app |
|---|---|
| Free limits | 2,000 completions per month plus an unpublished AI Credits allowance for chat and agent mode; model chosen by Auto, Free subset not published. |
| Modality | text, code |
| Credit card | Not required |
| Commercial use | – |
| Trains on your data | Yes, on the free tier |
| Licence or terms | GitHub Terms of Service, Section J (AI Features) |
| Context window | – |
| Model id | – |
| Base URL | – |
| Last checked | 8 Oct 2026 |
How to use Auto model selection (may route to Claude, GPT, Gemini)
Use it in the app or the browser with a free account. There is no free API behind it.
Paste into Claude Code
I want to use "Auto model selection (may route to Claude, GPT, Gemini)" for free in Copilot Free. Please: 1. Check the provider's own pages and tell me how to get the free plan and what it includes today. 2. Tell me the real free limits and what needs a paid plan. Listed limits: 2,000 completions/mo · chat credits not published. 3. Tell me whether my chats are used for training and how to turn that off. 4. If I need API access for a project, tell me the cheapest way to get it.
Before you ship on it
- You cannot pick a model, so you may not get Claude on any given request, and the chat allowance is unpublished. Free, Pro and Pro+ interactions are used for training unless you opt out.
- Prompts on the free tier may be used to train models. Keep customer data off it.
- GitHub Terms of Service, Section J: 'GitHub does not claim ownership of your Input or Output.' You must check third-party licences on output. No commercial-use restriction found for Free.
- Free tiers are shared capacity: treat the limits as a ceiling, not a promise, and keep a paid fallback.
Questions
Is GitHub Copilot Free free?
Yes. Copilot Free offers it as free app, with these limits: 2,000 completions/mo · chat credits not published. No credit card is needed.
Can I use GitHub Copilot Free commercially?
The provider’s terms do not say. Ask them before you build a product on it.
How do I start with GitHub Copilot Free?
Use it in the app or the browser with a free account. There is no free API behind it.
Source: docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans, checked 8 Oct 2026.