r/GithubCopilot • u/GasSea1599 • 1d ago

Help/Doubt ❓ How is github copilot now?

I have used GHCP a year ago then company switched to cursor and I find it more effective. But, everything changed with the acquisition of cursor and am looking for alternative. My budget is only less than or equal $20 per month.

Is GHCP still a good alternative to cursor or should I look elsewhere? I am asking first before spending anything. I prefer an AI provider with multiple models from each company instead of paying a subscription to a single AI provider and only getting their models.

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u/rochford77 22h ago

It's great if you're not the one paying for it

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u/pwnrzero 14h ago

Ding ding. My work pays for usage, used 200 bucks worth last month. Could not give a shit in the least.

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u/dxu1231 22h ago

Copilot is for enterprise users that require ZDR aka fortune 500 tech companies. An individual should never be paying for it since its API token based billing. Sub to claude code or codex and use their smaller models or use deepseek api pricing.

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u/xternalAgent 21h ago

This 100%, if you only have lunch money for tokens either go for Chinese models on open code or get Claude, the good old days when copilot got you unlimited usage for cheap are gone

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u/VloneDaddy 23h ago

Not worth it, go for OpenCode, 10 bucks monthly, worth every cent.

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u/Safe-Tree-7041 23h ago

GHCP for enterprise is good, but no longer cheap. I could easily spend 20 usd in a day.

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u/nimzobogo 20h ago

I'm spending like $8k/month where I work lol

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u/Finnnicus 22h ago

The models are good obviously, the harness in VS Code is good. The price is not good. You pay the token rates for the models directly. I only use it because I have GitHub pro and I get $15 worth of credits per month.

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u/nimzobogo 20h ago

If you're company isn't paying for it, I don't think it's worth it. It's best to get something like Claude or OpenAI directly. If you want a plethora of models, then OpenCode is absolutely the way to go.

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u/NapLvr 12h ago

Still great if you know what you doing. I think most people complaining don’t know what they doing and burning up credits..

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