Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot

	Claude Code	GitHub Copilot
What it says it does	Anthropic's agentic coding tool for developers. Claude Code understands your codebase, edits files, runs commands, and helps you ship faster.	GitHub Copilot works every step of the way, from an open issue to reviewing and merging a pull request. Use it in your editor, the terminal, on your desktop, and on GitHub.
Pricing	Free plan or free trial mentioned on official site; see official pricing page for current prices. (official)	Free plan or free trial mentioned on official site; see official pricing page for current prices. (official)
Website	https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code	https://github.com/features/copilot

Descriptions come from each vendor's own site. A hands-on verdict will be added after testing.

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