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GitHub Copilot vs Cline: pricing, limits & real cost

Prices verified 2026-10-18

Key differences

  • How usage is metered — GitHub Copilot: Dollar-denominated credits; Cline: Pay-as-you-go at provider cost.

Estimated monthly cost by usage profile

Model used: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (or each vendor's own model family if it doesn't offer it). Token-per-hour figures are assumptions; open the calculator to change them.

ProfileGitHub CopilotCline
Light: 1 h/day, 5 days/wk
API-equivalent ≈ $25/mo
Pro — $10–$33/mo
Estimate (assumed credit burn)
Open source — $13–$38/mo
Computed from published $ rates
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Medium: 3 h/day, 5 days/wk
API-equivalent ≈ $191/mo
Max — $100–$186/mo
Estimate (assumed credit burn)
Open source — $95–$286/mo
Computed from published $ rates
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Heavy: 6 h/day, 6 days/wk
API-equivalent ≈ $1,104/mo
Max — $452–$1,555/mo
Estimate (assumed credit burn)
Open source — $552–$1,655/mo
Computed from published $ rates
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For plans that don't disclose capacity we show the cheapest plan priced at or above your API-equivalent usage. This is a heuristic, not a guarantee you won't hit limits.

GitHub Copilot plans

PlanPriceIncludedLimits / resetOverageSource
Free$02,000 completions + 50 chat requests/mo (per FAQ)Resets monthly—
Verified 2026-10-18
Pro$10 /mo$15 of AI credits ($10 base + $5 flex)Resets monthly$0.01/credit via budget
Verified 2026-10-18
Pro+$39 /mo$70 of AI credits ($39 base + $31 flex)Resets monthly$0.01/credit via budget
Verified 2026-10-18
Max$100 /mo$200 of AI credits ($100 base + $100 flex)Resets monthly$0.01/credit via budget
Verified 2026-10-18

Cline plans

PlanPriceIncludedLimits / resetOverageSource
Open source$0Free extension; pay inference at cost or BYOK—Provider API rates
Verified 2026-10-18

Sources

GitHub Copilot pricing · Cline pricing · Calculator

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