Is Grok Premium cheaper than GitHub Copilot?

Yes. On their starting paid plans, Grok Premium is about 20% cheaper than GitHub Copilot — roughly $24 per seat per year.

Does GitHub Copilot have a free plan?

GitHub Copilot does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $10/user/mo Pro / $19 Business.

Grok Premium does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $8/mo Premium / $40/mo Premium+.

Pick GitHub Copilot if you're devs already living in vs code/jetbrains. Pick Grok Premium if you're users who want x-native + ai.

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pricing checked June 2026

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$10/mo

AI pair programmer with chat and inline completions in major IDEs.

Cheaper start

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$8/mo

xAI assistant bundled with X Premium, real-time data and image gen.

Grok Premium is 20% cheaper than GitHub Copilot on starting plans — roughly $2/mo · $24/yr per seat.

Formula: monthly = pricier − cheaper · percent = round((monthly / pricier) × 100) · annual = monthly × 12

Pick Grok Premium if you're users who want x-native + ai. Pick GitHub Copilot if you're devs already living in vs code/jetbrains.

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