---
title: "I ditched Copilot on VS Code for this free extension, and it's miles ahead"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-copilot-on-vs-code-for-this-free-extension-and-it-s-miles-ahead-0fcn2cemw
source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-copilot-for-this-free-vs-code-extension-and-its-miles-ahead
type: article
source: "XDA Developers"
published: 2026-05-20T10:02:48.759Z
updated: 2026-05-20T10:03:30.233Z
tags: ["github", "vscode", "local-ai", "llama-cpp"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# I ditched Copilot on VS Code for this free extension, and it's miles ahead

**[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A developer shares their experience replacing GitHub Copilot with llama-vscode, a free VS Code extension that connects local LLMs to the editor. The main motivations are avoiding Copilot's subscription fees and usage caps. llama-vscode supports chat, file context, agentic coding, and MCP server integration. The author pairs it with locally hosted models like Qwen3-35B running on llama-server instances, finding them capable enough for debugging and troubleshooting while keeping energy and cost overhead low.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-copilot-for-this-free-vs-code-extension-and-its-miles-ahead>

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