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Alternatives to GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Copilot is published by GitHub. This page compares only projects with an explicit relationship to it; shared categories alone never create an alternative claim.

PublisherGitHub
Pricing baselineFree tier, Pro at $10/month, Business at $19/user/month
CheckedAugust 31, 2026 · legacy import

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OpenCode

OpenCodeAIOpen

AI coding agent for terminal, editor, and desktop

Stars202.9K
Commit8h ago
LicenseMIT

OpenCode is a coding agent that runs where you already work rather than in a separate chat window. The same session can be driven from a terminal, an editor extension, or a desktop client, and it keeps context across all three.

Alternative togithub copilot
OpenHands

OpenHandsAIOpen

Autonomous agents that complete real engineering tasks

Stars85.8K
Commit8h ago
LicenseMIT

OpenHands runs agents that plan and execute multi-step engineering work: reading a repository, editing files, running tests, and iterating until a task is done. Each agent works inside a sandboxed runtime rather than on the host machine.

Alternative togithub copilot

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Groups appear only when at least two credible projects qualify.

Best overall by organic score

OpenCode, OpenHands

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OpenCode, OpenHands