---
title: "GitHub Copilot is generally available to all developers"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers-ldkzyy-z2
source_url: https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
type: article
source: "GitHub Blog"
published: 2022-06-21T16:27:25.378Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:21:15.292Z
tags: ["ai", "general-programming", "github"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 370
comments: 41
language: en
---

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# GitHub Copilot is generally available to all developers

**[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 3 min read · 370 upvotes · 41 comments

## Summary

GitHub Copilot is an editor extension that suggests code in real time. It's free to use for verified students and maintainers of popular open source software. Starting today, it’s now available to all developers, and we’ll offer it to companies later this year.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@bobbyiliev** · 37 upvotes

> Speaking of this:
>
> > I said this last year when Copilot was announced.
> > I think it's gross that a multi-billion dollar company took all the source code we gave them for free, analyzed it, built a tool, and charges $100 a year for it.
> > Anyone who made a commit to GitHub should get this for free.
>
> Source: https://twitter.com/bphogan/status/1539298492887203840

**@thejuanon** · 12 upvotes

> The day programming became pay to win

**@mreduar** · 11 upvotes

> It is a pity that there is no downvote button.

**@pavlicko** · 4 upvotes

> i get that it sucks for everyone who contributed but damn if i'm not glad they released it for free for the next 60 days. pretty shocking at how many things it's already completing for me

**@i99dev** · 3 upvotes

> I work with GitHub co-pilot its amazing and I think 100$ yearly  is nothing  with the time you will save if work with it

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