Week 45
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ToolMarketCap
Claude CodeAnthropic · Coding agents
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
No
Logged activity · 90d
62/100

Terminal agent vs editor extension

5Verified differences0Shared2Not yet verified
GitHub CopilotGitHub · IDE assistants
Entry price
$10/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
71/100

Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot

5Verified differences3Pricing differences0Claude Code · verified changes 30d3GitHub Copilot · verified changes 30d
Entry priceGitHub Copilot starts $10 lower: Claude Code $20/mo, GitHub Copilot $10/mo.
Free tierOnly GitHub Copilot offers a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: Claude Code — Terminal agent; GitHub Copilot — Editor extension.
Last 30 daysClaude Code logged 0 verified changes, GitHub Copilot 3 verified changes.
Evidence5 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 2 only for Claude Code.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Claude Code and GitHub Copilot: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionClaude CodeGitHub Copilot
Entry price$20/mo$10/mo
Free tierNoYes
Open sourceNoNot yet verified
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesNot yet verified
Switch from Claude CodeSwitch from GitHub CopilotAdd Claude Code to a stackAdd GitHub Copilot to a stack

Where they differ

5
Delivery
Claude CodeTerminal agent — plus a desktop app, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, web, iOS, and Slack
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official site

claude.com/product/claude-code: "Steer and review from your terminal, IDE, Slack, or web", with surfaces listed as Terminal, Web, iOS, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, and Desktop.

https://claude.com/product/claude-code ↗
GitHub CopilotEditor extension — plus GitHub.com, Copilot CLI, a desktop app, and GitHub Mobile
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans navigation lists Desktop App, Copilot in VS Code, Agents on GitHub, and Copilot CLI; its FAQ states Copilot is available as an editor extension, in terminals, natively in GitHub.com, and in GitHub Mobile.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Editor integrations
Claude CodeVS Code, JetBrains
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official site

claude.com/product/claude-code lists VS Code and JetBrains among the surfaces Claude Code runs in.

https://claude.com/product/claude-code ↗
GitHub CopilotVS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Vim, Neovim, Azure Data Studio, Xcode, Eclipse
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans: "Start using Copilot in your favorite platforms" lists VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and Eclipse (plus GitHub, Raycast, and SQL Server Management Studio); plan features list "Agent mode use in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode"; FAQ: "GitHub Copilot is available as an extension in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Vim, Neovim, the JetBrains suite of IDEs, and Azure Data Studio."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Business model
Claude CodeSubscription — included with Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing feature tables mark Claude Code as included (Yes) for Pro, Max 5x, Max 20x, Team, and both Enterprise options, and not included (No) for Free.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotFreemium — Free, paid individual plans (Pro, Pro+, Max) and organization plans (Business, Enterprise), with usage billed in GitHub AI Credits
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free, Pro, Pro+, and Max individual plans and Business and Enterprise organization plans, and states "GitHub AI Credits are how you pay for AI usage in GitHub Copilot."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Free tier
Claude CodeNo — not included on the Claude Free plan
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing individual-plan comparison table: the "Claude Code" row reads No for Free and Yes for Pro and Max.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotYes — Copilot Free, limited chat and agent usage
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free at $0 with "Limited chat and agent usage"; "Free plan supports CLI and agent mode."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Enterprise
Claude CodeUS$20 per seat per month billed annually, plus usage at API rates — SCIM, audit logs, Compliance API
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing Enterprise: "Seat price + usage at API rates — US$20/seat/month, billed annually", with SCIM, audit logs, and a Compliance API.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotUS$39 per user per month — GitHub.com integration and organization codebase indexing
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans prices Enterprise at "$39 per user / month"; its FAQ states Copilot Enterprise integrates into GitHub.com and can index an organization's codebase.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
Claude CodeFree tier: No
Entry price · Claude Pro
$20/mo
Claude Pro$20/mo
Enterprise seat (plus API usage)$20/mo, annual
Team — standard seat$25/mo
Claude Max (from)$100/mo
Team — premium seat$125/mo
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page
https://claude.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$10/mo
Free$0/mo
Pro$10/mo
Business (per user)$19/mo
Enterprise (per user)$39/mo
Pro+$39/mo
Max$100/mo
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page
https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Current verified offers

Commercial information · never part of the comparison
Verified offer

Copilot Pro free for verified teachers and popular OSS maintainers

$0/mo instead of $10/mo
  • Verified teachers on GitHub Education, or maintainers of a popular open-source repository; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Pro
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Plans for GitHub Copilot (individual plans)

Verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may be eligible for free access to Copilot Pro.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/individual-plans ↗
View offer ↗
Verified offer

Copilot Student free for verified students

$0/mo
  • Verified students on GitHub Education; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Student plan (an allowance of GitHub AI Credits; excludes third-party agents; Auto model selection only)
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Access GitHub Copilot for free as a student

Verified students on GitHub Education get free access to Copilot's features.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/set-up-copilot/enable-copilot/set-up-for-students ↗
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Where they match

0

No verified shared fact yet.

Not yet verified for one or both

2
Platforms
Claude CodemacOS, Windows, Linux
code.claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official setup guide

code.claude.com/docs/en/setup system requirements: macOS 13.0+, Windows 10 1809+ or Windows Server 2019+, Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian, and Alpine Linux 3.19+.

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup ↗
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified
Single sign-on
Claude CodeTeam tier and above — single sign-on on the Team plan
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing lists "Single sign-on (SSO)" among Team plan features ("For teams of 2 to 150").

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Claude Codecode.claude.com/docs/en/overview
code.claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official documentation

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview returned HTTP 200 with the Claude Code documentation overview.

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview ↗
GitHub Copilotdocs.github.com/en/copilot
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official documentation

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot returned HTTP 200 with the GitHub Copilot documentation.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot ↗
Changelog
Claude Codegithub.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official GitHub repository

CHANGELOG.md in the official anthropics/claude-code repository; versioned, dated releases are published at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases.

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code ↗
GitHub Copilotgithub.blog/changelog/label/copilot
github.blog
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Changelog — Copilot

The GitHub Changelog's Copilot label (and its RSS feed) returned dated Copilot entries, latest Sep 30, 2026.

https://github.blog/changelog/label/copilot ↗
Source repository
Claude CodeNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, side by side
ReadingClaude CodeGitHub Copilot
Verified changes0 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · Coding agents median 0.53 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 1
Last verified change7 Oct 2026 · 30 days ago28 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
Activity · 90 days62 · above the Coding agents median of 52.571 · above the IDE assistants median of 39
Latest list-price moveTeam — premium seat: $150 → $125/mo, billed monthly · 2 Feb 2026None observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $206 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $10
Comparable facts7 of 7 verified5 of 7 verified

Claude Code · latest 3

  1. Release

    Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model

    Claude Code 2.1.293 adds Claude Haiku 5.5, which becomes the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API, with a 1M-token context window.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026
    Claude Code — GitHub releases
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293 ↗
  2. Release

    Claude Sonnet 5.5 added as the default Sonnet model (v2.1.284)

    Release v2.1.284 adds Claude Sonnet 5.5, now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Sept 2026
    Claude Code — official GitHub repository
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.284 ↗
  3. Availability

    Claude Code cloud sessions become generally available

    Cloud sessions, previously Claude Code on the web, are now generally available for Pro, Max, Team, and eligible Enterprise users.

    anthropic.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026
    Anthropic — news
    https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web ↗

GitHub Copilot · latest 3

  1. Plans

    GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed user

    Enterprises working with a GitHub or Microsoft account team can get Copilot included with GitHub Enterprise, with AI usage metered against an enterprise budget; users without a GitHub Enterprise license can use Copilot Standalone at $10 per user per month. Self-serve availability is coming in stages.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot ↗
  2. Release

    GitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally available

    Copilot Fusion routes and orchestrates models per task at Standard, High or Max effort, on all Copilot plans, with a limited-time 30% discount on model costs for paid plans.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-route-and-orchestrate-models-with-github-copilot-fusion ↗
  3. Release

    GitHub Agentic Workflows become generally available

    Agentic Workflows, which run coding agents inside GitHub Actions from natural-language Markdown definitions, reach general availability; the default Copilot CLI engine requires a Copilot license.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-agentic-workflows-generally-available ↗

Keep comparing

Coding agents · IDE assistants
Claude CodeFull record →GitHub CopilotFull record →Claude Code alternatives→GitHub Copilot alternatives→Claude Code pricing5 plansGitHub Copilot pricing6 plans
Compared using 17 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.