GitHub Copilot
AI coding assistant with code completions, chat and agent mode; usable for gameplay code in any engine's scripting language.
Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial use allowed
#2 in Coding assistantsGartner Leader 2026based on independent tests · how we rank
Can I use GitHub Copilot in a commercial game?
Yes Yes. GitHub Copilot's published terms allow commercial use on every plan.
What the terms say: Copilot Product Specific Terms: "GitHub does not own Suggestions. You retain ownership of Your Code." IP indemnity applies to organization plans, not individual plans. Read the vendor's terms ↗ · Checked
Verdict: For coding in any engine with a free starting tier; GitHub says it doesn't own suggestions, and IP indemnity only comes with organization plans.
- Best for
- Gameplay code in any engine, free starter plan
- Tasks
- Coding assistants
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
- Price & free tier
- Free plan Free plan
Free plan. Paid individual plans listed at US$10, US$39 and US$100 per month; Business and Enterprise plans for organizations.
Source: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans - Export formats
- n/a (code in your repo)
- Commercial use & licence
- Commercial use allowed
Copilot Product Specific Terms: "GitHub does not own Suggestions. You retain ownership of Your Code." IP indemnity applies to organization plans, not individual plans.
Source: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans - Revenue share / caps
- Not stated by vendor
- API
- Not applicable IDE/CLI product
- MCP server
- Connects to MCP servers Connects to MCP servers (IDEs, CLI, GitHub.com)
Source: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/context/mcp - Last checked
We summarise what the vendor's own pages say on the date above. "Not stated by vendor" means we couldn't find that detail on the vendor's pages. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship anything.
