---
title: "Codeium: The Best Github Copilot Alternative"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/codeium-the-best-github-copilot-alternative-xey5uypsv
source_url: https://semaphoreci.com/blog/codeium
type: article
source: "Semaphore"
published: 2024-07-08T15:48:02.521Z
updated: 2026-03-15T06:51:52.953Z
tags: ["ai", "devtools", "github", "productivity"]
reading_time: 13
upvotes: 653
comments: 42
language: en
---

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# Codeium: The Best Github Copilot Alternative

**[Semaphore](https://daily.dev/sources/semaphore)** · 13 min read · 653 upvotes · 42 comments

## Summary

Codeium is a free AI-powered coding assistant that offers features similar to GitHub Copilot, including code completions, support for multiple programming languages, IDE integrations, and data encryption. It provides limitless code completions, chatbots for AI suggestions, and intelligent searches within IDEs. Unlike Copilot, it is free for individual users and offers enhanced functionalities and security compliance (SOC 2 Type II). It supports over 70 programming languages and offers various installation methods, including browser-based playground and IDE extensions.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@gritty\_dev** · 4 upvotes

> Codeium is a great coding assistant, but it requires good hardware.
> I used this pastime, but sometimes it used too many CPU and rams to run it.

**@simonebogni92** · 3 upvotes

> Do we have the surety this AI tool doesn't share your proprietary code with the rest of the world? (Like it happened to Samsung)

**@ghost** · 3 upvotes

> is it as fast as Supermaven though..? last time I tried Codeium is was slow.. it was still faster than Tabnine, but not by much.

**@webo** · 1 upvotes

> OSS solution that don't send it to some shady service - https://github.com/srikanth235/privy
> Should be more work done in that area but is better in long run in monthly cost

**@alexagboolafullstack** · 1 upvotes

> This puts my current code editor, [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/), out of business XD

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