Comparison · under IB-CODE-2026.2
GitHub Copilot vs OpenCode
| GitHub Copilot | OpenCode | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | GitHub / Microsoft | opencode.ai (OSS community) |
| Pricing | Individual $10/mo (moving to usage-based billing June 1 2026); Business $19/user/mo | Free OSS + API tokens (BYOK); works with Ollama for local/zero-cost runs |
| Default model | Switchable per prompt — GPT-5.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 2.5 Pro | Configurable — community default claude-sonnet-4-6 or gemini-2.5-pro |
| CLI surface | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eval status | queued | in progress |
Comparison pending — neither side evaluated yet
Both GitHub Copilot and OpenCode are currently unevaluated under IB-CODE-2026.2. This page will update as evaluations land.
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About each tool
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot has the highest absolute adoption among developers using AI at work (29%, Pragmatic Engineer Feb 2026 survey). The Coding Agent feature (GA September 2025) is the autonomous issue-to-PR mode evaluable under IB-CODE-2026.2 — distinct from the inline-autocomplete experience that gets th…
OpenCode
OpenCode is the 2026 open-source breakout in agentic coding CLIs. Launched March 2025, crossed Cline and OpenHands in GitHub stars by April 2026 (140K+), closing the gap on Aider. Go-based TUI with built-in plan mode, MCP support, and provider-agnostic backends (75+ providers including local Ollama)…