Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot clearly comes out ahead of GitHub Copilot on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $20/mo for Microsoft Copilot and $10/mo for GitHub Copilot.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Microsoft | GitHub |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-productivityai-chatbot | ai-codingdeveloper-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | microsoft-copilot | github-copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Everything In Business | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Access To Latest Ai Models | ||
| 1,000 Premium Requests Per User | ||
| Advanced Security And Compliance | ||
| 1,500 Premium Requests Per Month | ||
| Copilot In Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, And Onenote | ||
| 2,000 Completions Per Month | ||
| Enhanced Image Generation | ||
| 300 Premium Requests Per Month | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Data Protection | ||
| 50 Premium Requests Per Month | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Access To Premium Models In Copilot Chat | ||
| File Uploads | ||
| Centralized Management | ||
| For Organizations Up To 300 Users | ||
| Copilot Cloud Agent | ||
| Integration With Microsoft Graph | ||
| Copilot Policy Control | ||
| Priority Access To Gpt-4 And Gpt-4O During Peak Times | ||
| Custom Models Trained On Your Codebase | ||
| Scalable For Large Organizations | ||
| Full Access To All Available Models In Copilot Chat | ||
| Web And Mobile Access | ||
| Github.Com Integrated Copilot Chat | ||
| Web Grounding | ||
| Knowledge Bases For Organizational Docs | ||
| Limited Access To Select Copilot Features | ||
| Unlimited Completions |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Microsoft Copilot comes out ahead overall, though GitHub Copilot can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Microsoft Copilot's paid plans start at $20/mo and GitHub Copilot's start at $10/mo, so GitHub Copilot is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot offer a free tier.
GitHub Copilot scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Microsoft Copilot exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
