GitHub Copilot
Coding assistants · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free planFree plan
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf
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Our ranking
In Coding assistants, GitHub Copilot ranks #2 and Windsurf ranks #3. Named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise AI Coding Agents (May 2026). Joint top with Cursor; we list the two alphabetically. Gartner MQ coverage (Virtualization Review)
Windsurf
Coding assistants · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free planFree $0 plan
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: both commercial use allowed (GitHub Copilot terms; Windsurf terms).
- Free plan: GitHub Copilot: free plan (Free plan) pricing. Windsurf: free plan (Free $0 plan) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: both allow it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: both: API not applicable, connects to MCP servers.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Gameplay code in any engine, free starter plan
Agentic coding with unlimited free tab completions
What it does
AI coding assistant with code completions, chat and agent mode; usable for gameplay code in any engine's scripting language.
AI code editor with agentic coding and unlimited tab completions on the free plan.
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.
For an AI code editor whose free plan includes unlimited tab completions; its terms assign output rights to you.
Tasks
Coding assistants
Coding assistants
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan
Free plan Free plan
Free plan Free $0 plan
Pricing
Free plan. Paid individual plans listed at US$10, US$39 and US$100 per month; Business and Enterprise plans for organizations. source
Free $0/month; Pro $20/month; a $200/month tier; Teams $80/month plus $40/month per full seat. source
Export formats
n/a (code in your repo)
n/a (code in your repo)
Commercial use
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
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
Commercial use allowed
Individual terms 3.1: Cognition assigns to you all right, title and interest in Output. source
Individual terms 3.1: Cognition assigns to you all right, title and interest in Output. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API
Not applicable. IDE/CLI product
Not applicable. Editor product
MCP server
Connects to MCP servers. Connects to MCP servers (IDEs, CLI, GitHub.com) source
Connects to MCP servers. Cascade connects to stdio, HTTP and SSE MCP servers source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.