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GitHub Copilot is a popular code completion tool that uses OpenAI's Codex to generate code based on the current file's contents and cursor location. However, it is not free and some users may be looking for alternatives. Here are some GitHub Copilot alternatives to consider: 1. CodeGeeX CodeGeeX is an AI-based coding assistant that suggests code in the current or following lines. It is powered by a large-scale multilingual code generation model with 13 billion parameters, pretrained on a large code corpus of more than 20 programming languages. CodeGeeX is free and has a VS Code extension [3]. 2. Tabnine Tabnine is a code completion tool that uses machine learning to suggest code completions. It supports over 50 programming languages and is compatible with popular code editors like Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, and PyCharm. Tabnine offers both free and paid plans [1][5]. 3. Captain Stack Captain Stack is a free and open-source Visual Studio Code plugin that combines code recommendation with search. It is inspired by Copilot and uses Google instead of AI. It submits your search query to Google and retrieves and suggests code snippets based on the results [6][8]. 4. Codeium Codeium is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests code snippets based on the context of the file you are working on and related files. It supports several programming languages and is compatible with Visual Studio Code. Codeium offers both free and paid plans [2][4][7]. 5. GPT-Code-Clippy (GPT-CC) GPT-Code-Clippy (GPT-CC) is an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot that uses GPT-3 to generate code suggestions. It is compatible with Visual Studio Code and is still in development [1]. 6. Replit Ghostwriter Replit Ghostwriter is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests code snippets based on the context of the file you are working on and related files. It is compatible with Replit and is still in development [2]. 7. Amazon CodeWhisperer Amazon CodeWhisperer is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests code snippets based on the context of the file you are working on and related files. It is compatible with Visual Studio Code and is still in development [2][4]. 8. SourceGraph Cody SourceGraph Cody is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests code snippets based on the context of the file you are working on and related files. It is compatible with Visual Studio Code and is still in development [2]. 9. CodeComplete CodeComplete is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests code snippets based on the context of the file you are working on and related files. It is compatible with Visual Studio Code and is still in development [2]. 10. FauxPilot FauxPilot is an AI-powered code completion tool that assists developers by providing code suggestions, autocompletion, and code generation. It uses advanced machine learning techniques to analyze code context and provide accurate suggestions for code writing, making the development process faster and more efficient [9]. 11. Kite Kite is another AI-powered code completion tool that integrates with code editors like Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, and more. It provides code suggestions, documentation, and contextual information [10]. 12. Deepcode DeepCode is an AI-based code review tool that analyzes your code to find issues and suggest improvements. It provides feedback on code quality and security [10]. 13. CodeClimate CodeClimate is a platform that provides insights into your code's health and quality. It helps identify code issues and suggests best practices [11]. 14. SourceLair SourceLair is an online code editor with code suggestions and autocompletions. It's designed to help developers write code more efficiently [12]. 15. Visual Studio IntelliCode Microsoft's Visual Studio IntelliCode is an extension for Visual Studio that provides AI-assisted code completions and recommendations [10]. 16. Gitpod Gitpod is an online development environment that can help with code suggestions and improvements as you code. It's accessible from a web browser [13]. Remember that these alternatives may have different features, pricing, and compatibility with different programming languages and code editors. It's important to evaluate each option and choose the one that best fits your needs.