GitHub Copilot in your terminal
Brings GitHub Copilot to the terminal, giving developers AI assistance for shell commands, error explanations, and code generation directly from the command line. Supports natural language queries to generate complex shell commands, explains error messages in plain English, and integrates with the broader GitHub Copilot ecosystem including model selection and premium request management.
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of GitHub Copilot to the terminal, allowing developers to get AI assistance for shell commands, error explanations, and code generation directly from the command line.
The tool supports natural language queries to generate complex shell commands, explains error messages in plain English, and integrates with the broader GitHub Copilot ecosystem including model selection and premium request management.
Included in GitHub Copilot subscriptions with no extra CLI fee. Free ($0/mo) for verified students, educators, and top OSS maintainers. Copilot Pro ($10/mo or $100/yr) provides unlimited individual completions, chat, and CLI integration. Copilot Business ($19/user/mo) and Copilot Enterprise ($39/user/mo) add organization-level policy controls, zero data retention for training, and commercial IP indemnification.
full pricing breakdown →CLI tool; requires GitHub Copilot subscription
OpenAI coding agent for app, editor, terminal, and cloud work
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent for software development across the Codex app, editor, terminal, and cloud tasks. It helps write, review, debug, refactor, and automate code, with ChatGPT plan access for managed surfaces and API-key usage for CLI, SDK, and IDE workflows. The open-source CLI and SDK support local repository work, while cloud features add GitHub review, Slack/Linear integrations, worktrees, skills, MCP, and automations.
Agentic coding tool by Sourcegraph (formerly Cody)
Amp is a multi-model coding agent for terminal, web, macOS/iOS, and IDE-connected workflows. Vendor docs describe the same agent and threads across surfaces, with remote Orbs, local Runners, Dial modes (low / medium / high / ultra), shared threads, MCP, plugins, and BYOK / linked ChatGPT subscriptions. Pricing spans a free Hobby tier, optional Megawatt ($20/mo) and Gigawatt ($200/mo) Individual plans, no-extra-charge Teams workspaces, pay-as-you-go credits, and Enterprise.
Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal
Open-source terminal-based AI coding agent built in Go by the SST team, with a rich TUI (Bubble Tea) supporting 75+ model providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Groq, and OpenRouter. Features vim-like editing, persistent SQLite sessions, and LSP integration for 40+ languages. Fully free with no vendor lock-in, it has rapidly grown to 95k+ GitHub stars.
Copilot CLI and Claude Code both bring AI coding into the terminal, but they start from different ecosystems. Copilot CLI is the GitHub-native route, strongest when issues, pull requests, repositories, and Microsoft identity are already the center of work. Claude Code is the Claude-first terminal agent, stronger for deep codebase reasoning, multi-file edits, project instructions, and a mature local coding loop. Choose Copilot CLI for GitHub workflow fit; choose Claude Code for agentic coding depth.
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Brings GitHub Copilot to the terminal, giving developers AI assistance for shell commands, error explanations, and code generation directly from the command line. Supports natural language queries to generate complex shell commands, explains error messages in plain English, and integrates with the broader GitHub Copilot ecosystem including model selection and premium request management.
No — GitHub Copilot CLI is a paid tool. Included in GitHub Copilot subscriptions with no extra CLI fee. Free ($0/mo) for verified students, educators, and top OSS maintainers. Copilot Pro ($10/mo or $100/yr) provides unlimited individual completions, chat, and CLI integration. Copilot Business ($19/user/mo) and Copilot Enterprise ($39/user/mo) add organization-level policy controls, zero data retention for training, and commercial IP indemnification.
Yes — GitHub Copilot CLI is active. Its listing was last verified on September 6, 2026.
The first editor-selected GitHub Copilot CLI alternatives are Codex, Amp, OpenCode.
The published editorial review lists GitHub Copilot CLI at 80/100 overall across speed, privacy, and developer experience. Check the review's evidence status and test metadata for its verification level.
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