Why hackers moved from GitHub Copilot to Microsoft Copilot
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“So instead of letting the AI see the real code, I switched from the Copilot IDE plugin to the standalone Copilot 365 app, where it could explain the principles behind…”read full quote
“So instead of letting the AI see the real code, I switched from the Copilot IDE plugin to the standalone Copilot 365 app, where it could explain the principles behind every step”
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GitHub Copilot vs Microsoft Copilot
| GitHub Copilot | Microsoft Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 3 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 6 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 5 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of GitHub Copilot
“it likes to use cloud models and burn tokens sometimes”selicos, 2026-09-17original comment ↗
“I was shocked to realize how difficult it has been to have a GitHub CoPilot license on Azure.”sntran, 2026-06-02original comment ↗
“Opus was the reason I paid for GitHub copilot, but they had the pricing model completely wrong.”jeremyjh, 2026-04-23original comment ↗
“I just switched from the $10 Copilot subscription to a $20 Claude subscription to get general AI and coding in one bill.”jareds, 2026-04-21original comment ↗
“I switched from Copilot to Cursor at the end of 2025, and it was absolute night and day in terms of how the agents behaved.”deanc, 2026-01-07original comment ↗
Praise for Microsoft Copilot
No further praise for Microsoft Copilot captured yet.