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Top 10 AI 'Copilot' Tools for Visual Studio Code

By David Ramel 06/30/2023

Several months ago we examined the "Top 10 AI Extensions f

or Visual Studio Code," tools in the marketplace that featured
the term "AI." Microsoft has since then been pushing hard its
copilot-themed AI assistants that are springing up all over its
wares.

In fact, even Windows is getting a copilot, a term borrowed

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from the original GitHub Copilot "AI pair programmer" from

Microsoft-owned GitHub. With the increasing importance of AI coding assistants, along with
copilot functionality being infused into many software applications, this examination limits
itself to extensions that mention or are tagged with the term "copilot."

So here are the top 10 VS Code extensions ranked by the number of installs, excluding those
that were featured in the companion March article. All are free except for one offered in a free
trial.

Code GPT
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Code GPT (source: Code GPT).

Installs: 697,037
Publisher: Code GPT
Release Date: 12/25/2022
Last Updated: 6/21/2023
Tagline: Use the Official OpenAI API inside VSCode
Description: Get Code Suggestions in real-time, right in your text editor using the official
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OpenAI API or others AI providers. To learn more, visit codegpt.co and read the
installation instructions

Review: Average 4.2 score (0-5 scale) from 112 developers

Documentation: CodeGPT Chat

GitHub Copilot Labs (Preview)

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GitHub Copilot Labs (Preview) (source: GitHub).

Installs: 628,125
Publisher: GitHub
Release Date: 3/28/2022
Last Updated: 5/11/2023
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Tagline: Experimental features for GitHub Copilot

Description: Copilot Labs is a place for GitHub to experiment with new ideas before we
take them into production. These experiments may never become part of the official
product, or may change significantly before they become part of the supported product.
Because they are experimental, features may break, not work as expected, or otherwise
fail to meet our quality standards for production-ready code. All Copilot Labs features
are provided "as-is" with no guarantees of support. Finally, Copilot Labs is governed by
separate terms. GitHub may collect more/different telemetry in Copilot Labs because,
again, the experiments are designed for learning and not production.

Review: Average 4.2 score from 19 developers

Documentation: GitHub Copilot Labs

ChatGPT - Genie AI
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ChatGPT - Genie AI (source: Genie AI).

Installs: 389,510
Publisher: Genie AI
Release Date: 3/20/23
Last Updated: 4/12/2023
Tagline: Your best AI pair programmer. Save conversations and continue any time. A
Visual Studio Code - ChatGPT Integration. Supports GPT-4, GPT3.5, GPT3 and Codex
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models. Create new files, view diffs with one click; your copilot to learn code, add tests,
find bugs and more.

Description: A Visual Studio Code - ChatGPT Integration, Prompt OpenAI's GPT-4, GPT-
3.5, GPT-3 and Codex models within Visual Studio Code

Review: Average 4.6 score from 111 developers

Documentation: Included in marketplace listing

GitHub Copilot Chat (Preview)

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GitHub Copilot Chat (Preview) (source: GitHub).

Installs: 325,142
Publisher: GitHub
Release Date: 4/27/2023,
Last Updated: 6/29/2023
Tagline: AI chat features powered by Copilot
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Description: GitHub Copilot Chat is a companion extension to GitHub Copilot that

houses preview Chat features. To learn more about GitHub Copilot Chat, read our post.

Review: Average 3.5 score from 31 developers

Documentation: VS Code's Copilot Chat documentation

ChatGPT - EasyCode
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ChatGPT - EasyCode (source: EasyCode AI).

Installs: 241,794
Publisher: EasyCode AI
Release Date: 3/17/2023
Last Updated: 6/28/2023
Tagline: ChatGPT with codebase understanding and GPT-4 support. No account or API
key required.

Description: Experience ChatGPT with codebase integration in your IDE

Review: Average 4.2 score from 66 developers
Documentation: Getting Started

Sourcery
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Sourcery (source: Sourcery).

Installs: 170,110
Publisher: Sourcery
Release Date: 2/25/2020
Last Updated: 6/28/2023
Tagline: Refactor Python instantly with Sourcery
Description: Sourcery is the pair programmer who will help you improve your code
anytime you're working in Python. It reviews and improves your code automatically so
you can spend more time focused on writing new code and less time cleaning things up.
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Documentation: Welcome to Sourcery's Documentation

ChatGPT GPT-4

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ChatGPT GPT-4 (source: Bito).
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Installs: 162,926
Publisher: Bito
Release Date: 1/13/2023
Last Updated: 6/28/2023
Tagline: Best Free AI assistant for devs. No API key is needed. Open AI integration right
inside your IDE + CLI. Supports GPT-4 and GPT Turbo 3.5 models for smarter & faster
code gen, test creation, code explanation, and more. Trusted by 100K+ devs from
Amazon, Apple, Google, Tesla, Salesforce, and more.

Description: Simplify, accelerate, and enjoy coding like never before with Bito AI code
assistant. Bito is powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4, which revolutionizes the way
developers write code. Generate high-quality AI-powered code, AI-assisted code
completion, optimize code performance, explain complex code snippets, generate unit
tests, and more -- all effortlessly. It's like your own AI copilot! 🤖💻
Review: Average 4.9 score from 47 developers
Documentation: installing Bito extension and creating a Bito account

Copilot Theme
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Copilot Theme (source: Benjamin Benais).

Installs: 130,688
Publisher: Benjamin Benais
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Release Date: 7/9/2021

Last Updated: 3/15/202
Tagline: A VSCode implementation of the theme displayed on Github Copilot website.
Description: N/A
Review: Average 5 score from nine developers
Documentation: N/A

CodeGPT: write and improve code using AI

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CodeGPT: write and improve code using AI (source: Tim Kmecl).

Installs: 101,860
Publisher: Tim Kmecl
Release Date: 1/3/2023
Last Updated: 2/3/2023
Tagline: Use GPT3 or ChatGPT right inside the IDE to enhance and automate your coding
with AI-powered assistance

Description: This Visual Studio Code extension allows you to use the official OpenAI API
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to generate code or natural language responses to your questions from OpenAI's GPT3
or ChatGPT, right within the editor. Supercharge your coding with AI-powered assistance!
Automatically write new code from scratch, ask questions, get explanations, refactor
code, find bugs and more 🚀✨
Review: Average 3.2 score from 11 developers
Documentation: GitHub Repository

ChatGPT: write and improve code using AI

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ChatGPT: write and improve code using AI (source: Tim Kmecl).

Installs: 73,891
Publisher: Tim Kmecl
Release Date: 12/7/2022
Last Updated: 4/11/2023
Tagline: Use ChatGPT and GPT4 right inside the IDE to enhance and automate your
coding with AI-powered assistance (unofficial)

Description: This Visual Studio Code extension allows you to use the ChatGPT API to
generate code or natural language responses from OpenAI's ChatGPT or GPT4 to your
questions, right within the editor. Supercharge your coding with AI-powered assistance!
Automatically write new code from scratch, ask questions, get explanations, refactor
code, find bugs and more 🚀✨
Review: Average 4.1 score from 13 developers
Documentation: Github Repository

About the Author

David Ramel is an editor and writer for Converge360.
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