GitHub Copilot code review compared with Jasper
Many teams already pay for Copilot, and its pull request review may be all they need: it works on GitHub.com, in editors, the GitHub CLI and GitHub Mobile. Pick Jasper if you want a separate reviewer with its own slash commands, editable review prompts and ClickUp links, next to your team's workspace, with free AI credits every month. Keep Copilot in the editor either way.
GitHub Copilot at a glance
- Copilot plans with code review
- Pro US$10/month; Business US$19 per seat/month
- Copilot Free
- No pull request review
- Copilot reviews in
- GitHub.com, editors, the GitHub CLI and GitHub Mobile
- Facts checked
- 4 Oct 2026
Jasper vs GitHub Copilot: the facts
Each GitHub Copilot fact links to the page we read it on. Each Jasper fact links to the Jasper page that describes it.
| Feature | Jasper | GitHub Copilot | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pull request review on the free plan | Jasper: Yes: 250 free AI credits a month for reviews | GitHub Copilot: No: "Review selection" in VS Code only | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| How reviews are paid for | Jasper: A free allowance; talk to us for more | GitHub Copilot: AI credits (US$0.01 each) plus GitHub Actions minutes | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Where reviews happen | Jasper: GitHub pull requests | GitHub Copilot: GitHub.com, GitHub CLI, GitHub Mobile, VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode and JetBrains IDEs | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Git hosts | Jasper: GitHub only | GitHub Copilot: GitHub, plus Azure DevOps in public preview | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Authors without a licence | Jasper: Any author, in the repositories you connect | GitHub Copilot: Business and Enterprise only, on GitHub.com, when admins allow it | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Custom review rules | Jasper: Editable review prompt, plus your AGENTS.md file | GitHub Copilot: .github/copilot-instructions.md, path-specific instruction files and AGENTS.md | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Blocking a merge | Jasper: Quality gates post a GitHub check you can require (team plans) | GitHub Copilot: Reviews do not count toward required approvals by default; approvals are in public preview | docs.github.com, checked 4 Oct 2026 |
Where GitHub Copilot is better
- It is built into GitHub, and code review comes with every paid Copilot plan, which many teams already have.
- It reviews in more places: GitHub.com, the GitHub CLI, GitHub Mobile, VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode and JetBrains IDEs. Jasper reviews on GitHub pull requests only.
- Copilot also helps developers write code in the editor. Jasper has no editor extension.
- Path-specific instruction files let you set different rules for different parts of a repository.
Where Jasper is better
- 250 free AI credits a month for reviews, with no paid seat needed.
- Slash commands on the pull request: /jasper explain, improve, security, docs, summary and review.
- On team plans, a pull request with the ClickUp task ID in its title is linked to the task, and the task gets the review summary.
- On team plans, quality gates post a GitHub check, and Jasper can push branch protection rules to each repository.
- Reviews sit next to your team's chat, mail and timesheets.
Using GitHub Copilot and Jasper together
- Keep Copilot in the editor for code suggestions and chat, and let Jasper do the pull request review.
- If both review pull requests, you will get two sets of comments. Turn off automatic reviews for a repository in Jasper if you only want one.
GitHub Copilot pricing
| Plan | Price, as GitHub Copilot shows it |
|---|---|
| Free | $0. "Review selection" in VS Code only |
| Pro | $10 per month, with a monthly AI credit allowance |
| Pro+ | $39 per month |
| Max | $100 per month |
| Business | $19 per granted seat per month |
| Enterprise | $39 per granted seat per month |
Prices are in US dollars. Copilot code review is included in Pro, Pro+ and Max, and in Business and Enterprise. Each review also uses GitHub AI credits (1 credit is US$0.01) and GitHub Actions minutes. GitHub's docs put one review at about US$0.05 to US$1 at the "Lite" effort level, and US$0.25 to US$5 at "Balanced". Prices are copied as GitHub Copilot's own page showed them to us on 4 Oct 2026; your currency may differ.
Jasper: free to start, with chat and calls, mail in the desktop app, the wiki, staff training, the API client and AI code review with 250 free AI credits a month. Time tracking, leave, the intranet and uptime monitoring are on team plans. See pricing or talk to us.
Adding Jasper next to Copilot
- Install the Jasper GitHub App on the repositories you want reviewed.
- Copy the rules from .github/copilot-instructions.md into Jasper's review prompt, or into an AGENTS.md file.
- Decide which tool reviews pull requests automatically, and turn the other off for those repositories.
- On a team plan, make Jasper's quality gate a required check in branch protection.
See Jasper for yourself
Start free and invite your team, or talk to us about moving across.
Questions people ask
Is GitHub Copilot code review free?
Not on Copilot Free, which has "Review selection" in VS Code only. Pull request review comes with Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise, and with Copilot Student for verified students.
How much does a Copilot code review cost?
Reviews use GitHub AI credits at US$0.01 each, plus GitHub Actions minutes. GitHub's docs put one review at about US$0.05 to US$1 at the "Lite" effort level, and US$0.25 to US$5 at "Balanced".
Can Copilot review pull requests from people without a licence?
On Copilot Business and Enterprise, yes: admins can let organisation members without a licence use code review on GitHub.com. It is not available in editors for them.
Does Jasper replace Copilot?
No. Jasper does not help you write code in the editor. It reviews pull requests on GitHub, so many teams keep Copilot for coding.
Which AI model does Jasper use?
Anthropic's Claude. Jasper keeps a synced copy of each connected repository, so the review can read files beyond the diff.
Sources and review log
- https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans, checked 4 Oct 2026
- https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/code-review, checked 4 Oct 2026
- https://github.com/features/copilot/plans, checked 4 Oct 2026
We read every GitHub Copilot fact on GitHub Copilot's own website, and remove any we can't confirm. Next review due 3 Dec 2026. Tell us if something here is out of date.
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