GitHub Copilot vs Mistral

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub

Free · from $10/moVisit site

Mistral

Open-weight AI models, chat and coding agent you can run on your own infrastructure

Free · from $14.99/moVisit site

Choose GitHub Copilot if…

you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $14.99/mo)
you work on macOS
you're in its core audience: software developers, students and open source maintainers

Choose Mistral if…

you need an API to build on
you want open source you can self-host or audit
you work on Self-hosted
you're in its core audience: developers, enterprises with data-control requirements

Side by side

FeatureG

GitHub CopilotM

Mistral

Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium

Starting price$10/mo$14.99/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out

Data retention—Vibe input/output kept until you delete conversation or account

Agent mode—

Tab completion—

CLI / terminal—

Cloud agents—

AI PR review—

MCP support—

PlatformsWeb, macOS, VS Code, JetBrains, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API, VS Code, JetBrains, Self-hosted

CategoryCode AssistantsLocal & Open Models

CompanyGitHub, Inc.Mistral AI

Based inUnited StatesFrance

Founded—2023

Part of——

Key features

G GitHub Copilot

Inline code completion and next edit suggestions
Chat assistance in the IDE and on GitHub.com
Agent mode for proposing and validating edits
Cloud agents that work on issues in the background
Third-party agents including Claude Code and Codex
Choice of multiple LLMs
AI code review on pull requests
MCP server allow lists and audit logs

M Mistral

Open-weight models that can be self-hosted
Model customization on your own data with Forge
Terminal coding agent powered by Devstral
VS Code and JetBrains plugin with tab completion
Remote coding agents in isolated sandboxes
Custom MCP connectors and 100+ app connectors
Spreadsheet, slide and image generation in chat
Scheduled prompts, agents and workflows

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

GitHub Copilot

Free$0

Pro$10

Pro+$39

Max$100

Business$19

Enterprise$39

Mistral

FreeFree

Pro$14.99/mo excluding taxes

Team$24.99/user/mo excluding taxes

EnterpriseCustom

Strengths and limitations

GitHub Copilot

Free plan with 2,000 completions a month, no credit card required
Works in many editors plus the CLI, a desktop app and GitHub
Supports third-party agents such as Claude Code and Codex
Business plans include IP indemnity and governance controls

Chat is only available in VS Code, JetBrains and Visual Studio, per the FAQ
Free, Pro and Pro+ interactions may be used for model training unless you opt out
Premium models such as Opus require the $39 Pro+ plan or higher

Mistral