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Tongyi LingmaGitHub Copilot
Freemium

Free for individual developers, with separate enterprise plans.

 Freemium

A free tier is available, with paid plans for heavier use and for organisations.

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS, Command line
  • Plugins for VS Code, Visual Studio and JetBrains IDEs plus a standalone IDE
  • Agent mode that edits multiple files and runs terminal commands
  • Works inside Visual Studio Code, which many developers already use
  • Available as an editor integration, a macOS app and a CLI
  • Website and interface are primarily in Chinese
  • Code is processed by Alibaba Cloud's hosted models
  • Requires a GitHub account and an internet connection
  • Code is sent to GitHub's hosted service for processing
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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