# GitHub Copilot (GitHub)

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/#/agent/copilot

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank | 9 of 17 (rank range 8–11) |
| Feedback Score | 48.1 (95% interval 46.5–49.9) |
| Popularity | 0.557 (share of voice 1.66%) |
| Customer love | 0.499 (95% interval 0.485–0.514) |
| Place | Popularity 8th of 17 × Customer love 13th of 17 |
| Top quadrant | no |
| Users | 2612 |
| Posts counted | 5413 |
| Posts that judge the agent | 1866 |
| Criteria ranking high / low | 2 / 7 of 63 |

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

GitHub Copilot is a low-cost seat with many models behind it, and an employer often pays for it. Users like the price and the choice of models, but they rate the work it produces below almost every other coding agent. Pricing and limits make up 39.9% of what its users rate, against 30.0% for other agents, and users rate that area better than the category norm. Quality of work ranks 13th of 14. When posts compare it with Claude Code, Claude Code comes out ahead 54 to 30. OpenAI Codex also leads it in direct comparisons.

### Why people choose it

- **Cheap models make the allowance last** ([Pricing and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/paying.md)). 6th: of 13 on “Pricing and limits”. 40% of what users rate. Users describe setting Copilot to the low-cost Luna model and watching the credit meter barely move. Many get their seat through work and say they rarely or never hit limits. Some miss an earlier period when strong models felt almost free.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “with gpt-6 luna it almost feels like the good old times of careless vibe-coding with github copilot are coming back. the credit meter barely moves!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x02f8v/gpt6_luna_copilot_improves/pejpek8/)
  - 2026-10-09, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i just lock it to luna, with the occasional bump to sol. i struggle to burn through my tokens in a month as is.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x1eys6/anyone_using_auto_mode/peuldkw/)
- **One subscription offers models from many vendors** ([Models](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.md)). 1.7×: 18% of what users rate, 1.7× the rate for other agents. Ranks 7th of 12 on “Models”. Users pick among models from several vendors in one tool. Many plan with a stronger model and hand the work to a cheaper one. Teams say they chose it so they can use new models from any vendor without switching tools.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-05, r/ClaudeAI (Reddit): “yeah we had to pick one tool to use as a team. and this is why we went with github copilot. yes it has short comings, though the newish standalone app is very claude/codex alike. but as new models emerge from any vendor we can use them.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wxsns4/anthropic_needs_an_even_cheaper_model_than_haiku/pe18o1h/)
  - 2026-10-07, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i switch between luna 6 and opus 5.5. luna 6 is very good, very cheap. i use opus for the more complex tasks, like creating a prototype. luna will comfortably apply it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x02f8v/gpt6_luna_copilot_improves/pehjqug/)
- **Employers trust it with company data** ([Support and account](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.md)). 3rd: of 11 on “Support and account”. 3% of what users rate. Users at banks and at firms with strict data rules say Copilot is the approved tool. They point to enterprise data protection and to a setting that turns training off. One user who filed a support ticket describes a quick fix.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-02, r/artificial (Reddit): “that’s hilarious, my workplace banned chatgpt and claude to prevent data leaks, restricting the use only to copilot.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1ww07rr/microsoft_is_cosplaying_ai/pdh7gb2/)
  - 2026-10-12, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “file a support ticket to github. it should work just fine. had the same problem recently at work. they fixed in in like 3 hours” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4de26/github_copilot_metered_billing_via_azure/pfj0k3q/)

### Why people leave

- **The work often falls short** ([Quality of work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.md)). 13th: of 14 on “Quality of work”. 28% of what users rate. Users say it needs very specific instructions or its output is sloppy. Posts describe it failing to understand a project it takes over, and making changes without asking. Some report whole chunks of output disappearing into summarized reasoning blocks.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-06, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its not very smart. you need to provide very specific instructions otherwise it tends to create slop. once you get used to a sota model like opus 5.5, dealing with these small models is painful.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvuh3x/should_i_keep_my_github_copilot_pro_plan/pe8w5bp/)
  - 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this sucks so much, man. the model just went berserk on my project without asking first.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x0lrqd/no_more_ask_or_plan_mode_available_agent_mode_is/pen5sf5/)
- **Tools and skills go missing between surfaces** ([MCP and plugins work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md)). 5th: of 9 on “MCP and plugins work”. 4% of what users rate. Posts describe custom tools and skills that work in VS Code but not in the agents window or the CLI. Users also report MCP tools missing from the tools page while the server runs. In multi-root workspaces, discovery only finds one root folder.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the issue is i have custom tools in vscode for copilot.. i cant seem to access them in agents window” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x2b0pr/the_harness_is_absolute_trash/pf0n2ex/)
  - 2026-09-25, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “local because i use multiroot workspace with mcp, skills and rules in each and the copilot harness does not work with that as it is bound to only one root in terms of discovery.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wpctlc/vs_code_chat_users_local_or_copilot_harness/pby96ge/)
- **Redesigns made the display harder to use** ([Clear display and settings](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.display_settings.md)). 48 : 12: complaints to praise, in user-weeks. Ranks 10th of 12 on “Clear display and settings”. Users dislike the revamped model picker. They say the thinking steps now show as a single label. Posts also describe empty cards, summaries that disappear, and a new default harness that some cannot opt out of.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its also just become more opaque than before. earlier it would show the thinking steps which were very useful for me. now it just shows "thinking".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph44lz4/)
  - 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “yeah, the old one was way better. directly focus the search, all models visible with a single click. the only thing i might have changed is to show the favorites also in the "full list". but who asked for this revamp, that does everything worse?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x798cg/new_model_picker_is_not_good/ph3mna5/)

### Head to head

- **GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code**: GitHub Copilot ahead in 30 of 84 posts that pick a side, 30 even. Of 114 posts judging both, Claude Code leads 54 to 30. Users who favour Claude Code cite better results and more usage per plan. Some say companies stay on Copilot because of Microsoft contracts. Copilot's supporters point to its granular diffs.
  - 2026-10-07, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “see some of my posts too. my 2p is ghcp is absolutely miles miles behind claude code but most enterprises are stuck due to their longer term relationships with microsoft” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wzvbj9/same_prompt_same_model_opus_55_ultra_claude_code/peg4cs9/)
  - 2026-10-04, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the granular diff is literally the only reason i use copilot over claude code” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxectl/new_updated_ui_for_vscode_github_copilot_screws/pdwcb7f/)
- **GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI Codex**: GitHub Copilot ahead in 33 of 83 posts that pick a side, 48 even. Of 131 posts that judge both, Codex is ahead in 50 and Copilot in 33. Users who favour Codex cite subsidized plans with more usage. In Codex's own subreddit, Copilot leads 17 to 9. Some posts say the same models perform better on Copilot.
  - 2026-10-01, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “harness is still fine but yeah usage is basically 10x less than you can get with either claude or codex” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wut85y/why_use_github_copilot_after_the_nerf/pd61cq2/)
  - 2026-10-05, r/codex (Reddit): “they can fix their lobotomized models first. luna high and sol 6.1 have been absolute trash on codex. (compared to the same models on copilot)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wxq5ng/new_tibo_post/pdzvwtt/)

### What would move its score

Rule: For each area where an agent's customer love is below the category norm: the Feedback Score and rank it would have if that one area were at the norm (0.5) and everything else stayed the same, computed with the same formula as the ranking. An area's pull follows its weight, so an area many users of the category rate moves the score more than one they rarely mention.

| Area at the category norm | Feedback Score | Change | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doing the work | 50.1 | +1.9 | 8th of 17 |
| Interface and sessions | 48.4 | +0.3 | 9th of 17 |
| Instructing and context | 48.2 | +0.1 | 9th of 17 |

Quality of work is the only area that moves the Feedback Score much. Bringing it to the category norm would lift the score from 48.1 to 50.1 (+1.9) and the rank from 9th to 8th. Bringing the interface to the norm adds 0.3, and instructions and context adds 0.1. Neither changes the rank.

### Six weeks

Weekly users peaked at 666 in the week of September 28, when Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol were released. They fell to 292 in the last week, rank 10th, as category users fell to 26,760. Share of voice stayed between 1% and 2%.

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 285 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | Criterion | User-weeks | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exclude specific models from auto routing | [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Per-file and per-hunk accept/reject of changes | [Reviewing and approving the agent's changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.change_review_ui.md) | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Honor manually selected model | [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | More open-weight models | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Subagent token usage visibility | [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | More model options in catalog | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Per-subagent model selection | [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Organization-scale BYOK deployment via SSO | [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Choose the orchestrator model | [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Confirmation before risky actions | [Tool approval prompts and autonomy modes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.permission_prompts.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model support | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Faster addition of newly released models | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 3 | 3 |

### 1. Exclude specific models from auto routing

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i'm on the enterprise plan. gpt-5.3-codex is the default fallback model, but its api pricing is over 10 times that of luna, and it performs worse. honestly, this makes me not want to use auto. we still can't disable a model that's over a year old. how does that benefit users?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6iwuq/please_add_an_option_to_disable_gpt53codex/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-12, @GitHubCopilot (X): “dear @code: if i select "auto" and "intelligence" for my @githubcopilot model, i do not want it choosing baby luna (especially when i'm asking for a gigantic code review). i would choose "efficiency" if i wanted luna-class models. please and thank you! @pierceboggan” [source](https://twitter.com/40277793/status/2109674238181605717)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-07, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it chooses gpt 6 luna (i dont even see the reasoning effort) and made multiple stupid mistakes for me in more complicated tasks too, so idk what to say about this. i legit cannot get it to not choose luna sometimes” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wubi60/hydrafusion_in_now_available_in_vs_code_and_the/peedwev/)

### 2. Per-file and per-hunk accept/reject of changes

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-05, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “shame! shame! i want keep and remove buttons or will change my ai agents” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxectl/new_updated_ui_for_vscode_github_copilot_screws/pe00mun/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-05, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this is awful, i don't even see the button to keep or discard changes” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxectl/new_updated_ui_for_vscode_github_copilot_screws/pdxmhiu/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-04, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “my copilot is not showing diffs or the keep/undo buttons when i use it to edit files” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxspnp/my_copilot_is_not_showing_diffs_or_the_keepundo/)

### 3. Honor manually selected model

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-03, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's terrible. and i don't even have the option to change to another model.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1uwkc1m/we_want_your_feedback_how_is_maicode1flash_in/pdohh4w/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-24, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “gpt-6 luna and sol is all that most people need. that said, let the user choose as long as they are capped on usage” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wovttn/have_you_disabled_haiku/pbtdn9k/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “clearly selected a local endpoint in business byok plan but it keeps switching over to expensive af models that i don't need like gemini 3.7 flash or sonnet 5 on the first message no matter which model i select. wastes so many credits and prevents me from getting my work done!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wfprls/anyone_have_issues_with_forced_autorouting/)

### 4. More open-weight models

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “hook up deepseek v4.1 flash and glm 5.3 flash throught their respective providers (deepseek and [z.ai]([link]) )” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcf26a1/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-02, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “still waiting for glm, deepseek... microsoft will never add them dont they” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1w4uelv/claude_fable_51_is_generally_available_in_github/p7brds9/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-17, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i’ve been using luna a bunch and it is pretty good. but it does some stupid things and is at times too eager when it should elevate issues, things that my local qwen 3.8 27b / 3.6 35b a3b instances do without problem. k2.7c is better with that in my context. it would be nice to see glm or deepseek models on ghcp” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wi6ux3/kimi_27_code_deprecation_wo_similar_alternative/padzmoy/)

### 5. Subagent token usage visibility

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-12, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “for the subagent cost: someone simply replaced the tooltip that contained the cost in aic with some "model data" (like thinking effort, context size). just add the line back, the info must be there already.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x2b0pr/the_harness_is_absolute_trash/pfge00z/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “that 200 aic jump with zero live visibility is exactly the kind of thing that makes you not trust the harness to run autonomously. upvoted the issue, though honestly the broader problem is that subagent cost should be a first-class metric, not something you discover after the damage is done. have you found any workaround in the interim, or are you just manually capping subagent spawns to limit the blast radius?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x08met/visibility_over_subagent_aic_spending/pejha1y/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-07, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i just had a luna session spawn a sonnet explore subagent under the vs code local harness, which ended up wasting (literally) 200 aic. as far as i understand, there is currently no way to see the live subagent's aic spending, you just see the jump once it is done. happy to be proven wrong tho! i have opened [[link] in case you want to upvote or contribute to that feature request, even with a solution to close it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x08met/visibility_over_subagent_aic_spending/)

### 6. More model options in catalog

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “microsoft ai, you should one or two models from them in your model selector.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wag6w6/breaking_msft_has_stopped_providing_claude_models/p8it5ve/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-03, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@patloeber tell @githubcopilot to get off their tush and add it to the supported models list!” [source](https://twitter.com/204380091/status/2095498501576691930)

### 7. Per-subagent model selection

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-29, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i just used gpt 6 sol to write out a plan and intended to hand it off to luna for execution. meanwhile sol decided it was a good idea to launch another sol subagent to execute said plan. now i am wondering is there a way to set a default model for subagents? i have only found a setting to set a model for plan mode in vs code” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wtbmbu/how_to_set_default_subagent_model/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “[link] as you can see in the image gpt 5.6 luna started using sonnet 5 as a sub agent causing massive credit waste. i don't think models should be able to select a more expensive model in this situation and has lead me to disable sub agents all together. have i missed a setting somewhere that has suddenly caused this issue?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wcefit/copilot_using_more_expensive_models_for_sub_agent/)

### 8. Organization-scale BYOK deployment via SSO

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-12, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@alexrouteapi @orenme @iambipinpaul @github @githubcopilot i just need per-user api keys managed through sso and proper model configuration publishing” [source](https://twitter.com/161137627/status/2109600838226219051)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-10, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@orenme @awakecoding @github @githubcopilot having server-side byok will help in all these scenarios, along with using the setting byok once and using it on all hosts (vs code, vs, cli, app, mobile, web, and more).” [source](https://twitter.com/224418248/status/2108872332962087080)

### 9. Choose the orchestrator model

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-06, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “agree! i want to be able to select the primary orchestrator. i don’t know what model is doing the driving. otherwise, i love hydrafusion. but i want to use astra or opus 5.5 as my driving model” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wzbbnt/copilot_hydrafusion_needs_a_model_selector_to_be/pea87h8/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-06, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “thank you so much for your feedback and sharing insights. could you elaborate a bit more what you mean by: i would love to be able to select or set a steering preference. as we are currently working on this, i would love to see what we can do here for the next iteration. overall, the team is currently working on exposing a new model mix for hydrafusion, so moving forward cheaper models will be considered as well” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wzbbnt/copilot_hydrafusion_needs_a_model_selector_to_be/pea60lm/)

### 10. Confirmation before risky actions

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this sucks so much, man. the model just went berserk on my project without asking first.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x0lrqd/no_more_ask_or_plan_mode_available_agent_mode_is/pen5sf5/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-02, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “but that's what i'm saying, manual sounds like what it was doing was before this latest update. that's what i would want. now unless i have it on allow all, it asks to allow every file edit. i can't even approve that command anymore, there's no button to do it. assisted errors immediately that it can't figure out whether editing a file should be approved. 😂” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvfmpt/copilot_update_asks_permission_for_every_file_edit/pdbkk25/)

### 11. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model support

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-10, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@tylerleonhardt @githubcopilot @code add deepseek v4.1 to your models. your always lagging behind! 😒😔” [source](https://twitter.com/1583878322890711043/status/2098100231317696564)

### 12. Faster addition of newly released models

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “would you believe we also don't have 3.8 flash enabled either. we spend all this money on ai but don't even get to use the latest models” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x56rzd/gemini_4_argon_in_github_copilot/pgodnb7/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-13, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's not only available in 1st party oai products, it's available on openrouter and the oai's api. will it come to copilot?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4yjtp/will_copilot_ever_get_gpt61_sol_ultrafast/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-09-05, r/codex (Reddit): “ok ok i get it astra is great. we have 4000 credits per month on our corporate github copilot ($40 worth), so i am more looking forward to luna 6. is this in the plans?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1w7qdmh/gpt6_astra_official_release/p7x8aa1/)

## Ranks highest on

Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota (4th of 12), Which models are offered on a plan and when (4th of 11)

## Ranks lowest on

Can do the user's kind of task (11th of 13), Automatic model routing and fallback (5th of 8), Latency, throughput and fast mode (8th of 10)

Position on a criterion: its place among the agents with at least 30 rated user-weeks there, ordered by customer love. It ranks high when both its position and its 95% interval put it in the top half, low when both put it in the bottom half; neither otherwise, or when fewer than 4 agents qualify.

## All 63 criteria

Criterion love: 0.5 is the category norm. n: rated user-weeks.

### Paying and limits: 6th of 13 (customer love 0.539, n 515)

Users praise cheap models that make the quota last. Copilot ranks 4th of 12 on that criterion. Complaints focus on whether the plan is worth the price and on plan terms that change. On both, complaints outnumber praise.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 8th of 12 | 0.488 | 0.458–0.517 | 276 | 108 | 168 |
| [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md) | 4th of 12 | 0.551 | 0.512–0.586 | 163 | 42 | 121 |
| [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) | 4th of 7 | 0.507 | 0.469–0.552 | 50 | 3 | 47 |
| [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) | Too few posts | 0.509 | 0.484–0.542 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md) | Too few posts | 0.534 | 0.488–0.586 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| [Pay-as-you-go overage, fallback billing and spend caps](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.overage_charges.md) | Too few posts | 0.541 | 0.492–0.599 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.488–0.509 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.492–0.505 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| [Prompt cache hits, misses and invalidation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.prompt_cache.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.494–0.516 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.493–0.510 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.495–0.517 | 7 | 4 | 3 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “there is no other option. luna is the only choice in terms of both cost and token consumption.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6iwuq/please_add_an_option_to_disable_gpt53codex/pgw6we1/)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i started luna for everything only at 25% usage right and it does the work.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6iwuq/please_add_an_option_to_disable_gpt53codex/pgxbvbm/)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's token price pretty much.. so ~ 1/20 of claude/codex. need ~1-2k/month on work before we got permission to get subscriptions. other used 10x of that” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6re1y/is_copilot_pro_good_for_heavy_use/pgy1xdm/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i’ve burned my 1500 tokens fron pro in what, 30 minutes? 😂 it was using claude to do super simple front end tasks. insane.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6dl94/what_is_your_honest_opinion_on_this_gh_copilot/pgugxe8/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “even i have gone through this. as i was near to monthly credit reset, i used claude sonnet to generate a roadmap and used gpt terra for reviewing which consumed the whole month credit 😅” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6dl94/what_is_your_honest_opinion_on_this_gh_copilot/pguoarq/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i've been using claude for the past 2 weeks. copilot isn't really viable these days, damn thing eats up credits like it's candy.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6re1y/is_copilot_pro_good_for_heavy_use/pgxvi3o/)

### Setting up and connecting: 5th of 12 (customer love 0.513, n 158)

Near the category norm. IDE integration ranks 3rd of 7. MCP and plugins rate worse than the norm. Users say tools and skills do not carry across VS Code, the CLI and the agents window.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md) | 3rd of 7 | 0.509 | 0.488–0.530 | 58 | 32 | 26 |
| [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 5th of 9 | 0.472 | 0.451–0.493 | 53 | 17 | 36 |
| [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 7th of 9 | 0.500 | 0.481–0.519 | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.490–0.514 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | Too few posts | 0.493 | 0.486–0.498 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/cursor (Reddit): “github copilot has an ide much like cursor, it's was a pretty easy switch” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x57zof/comment/pgnkfl2/)
- Praise, 2026-10-03, @GitHubCopilot (X): “⚒️ github copilit @githubcopilot integration is painless too. just use sdk or exiting copilot cli from superqode. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/103844545/status/2106409381357138150)
- Praise, 2026-10-01, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i prompted below lines to vscode github copilot and it did the trick - no hassle, worked fine. npx skills add juliusbrussee/caveman add this to github copilot [link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tuq5nc/how_to_integrate_caveman_to_vscode_github_copilot/pd7tuk1/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “what i have noticed is that copilot-cli does not support our proxy without setting up a local proxy of proxy or hardcoding use user and password in the http_proxy enc, which is not acceptable in our environment, especially for non technical people” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6vbl0/vs_code_vs_vs_code_agents_gui_vs_github_copilot/ph1t5bq/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “whatever integration is in standard vs is terrible i agree. i need to start documenting the bugs sometime because it’s so much worse than vs code. i just keep both open. do my prompting in code and editing/traversal/testing in vs.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4wa07/vs_copilot_agent_struggling_to_edit_files/pghej82/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the issue is i have custom tools in vscode for copilot.. i cant seem to access them in agents window” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x2b0pr/the_harness_is_absolute_trash/pf0n2ex/)

### Choosing models: 7th of 12 (customer love 0.541, n 226)

Better than the norm. Users value the catalog, which also rates better than the norm on offering the models they want. Auto mode draws 68 complaint user-weeks to 16 praise. Users ask to exclude models from auto routing and to have their manual model choice honoured.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 4th of 11 | 0.578 | 0.546–0.610 | 90 | 46 | 44 |
| [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 5th of 8 | 0.477 | 0.452–0.504 | 84 | 16 | 68 |
| [Quality got worse or better over time](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.quality_drift.md) | 4th of 7 | 0.515 | 0.487–0.540 | 50 | 14 | 36 |
| [Reasoning effort setting and its defaults](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.effort_control.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.483–0.505 | 21 | 7 | 14 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “oh i agree. if the company gets peanuts, then i work slower, simples. if you cant get the work done, you cant. i spread my $250 claude and gh copilot (with luna only) luna is my main workhorse. i use it for agentic coding with opus-low orchestrator.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x5o0kv/why_do_some_orgs_give_30k_limit_to_employees/pgot5hn/)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, r/cursor (Reddit): “github copilot lets you pick between them, it’s gotten decent compared to what it used to be. i don’t know about pricing though i have it for work.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x4kpoo/no_more_3rd_party_model_usage_via_x_subsciption/pgf3kqs/)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “agree on model choice - luna 6 xhigh is amazing, and haiku 5.5 looks interesting (though i've not tried it much yet). sol-6.1 seems like a cheap-but-still-smarter model when i need something to plan out a task for luna 6.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x1z1n6/best_plugins_or_tools_for_reducing_token_usage/pezo6hz/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i have sneak suspicion that if you "steer" it mid task, microsoft hijacks it to its own shitty model. it would explain the behavior, but i cannot prove it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph447si/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “auto mode is really brain-dead, lol. a very small discount, and then routing to models that cost more and perform worse.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6iwuq/please_add_an_option_to_disable_gpt53codex/pgvqu7v/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “would you believe we also don't have 3.8 flash enabled either. we spend all this money on ai but don't even get to use the latest models” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x56rzd/gemini_4_argon_in_github_copilot/pgodnb7/)

### Instructing and context: 8th of 11 (customer love 0.490, n 80)

Users rate this near the norm. It makes up 6.2% of what they rate, against 9.9% for other agents. Posts mention a co-author setting that the harness ignores, and a smaller context window than the same models get elsewhere.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Persistent project rules files are read and obeyed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_files.md) | Too few posts | 0.488 | 0.472–0.502 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| [Direct in-prompt instructions and caps are followed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_following.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.481–0.509 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| [Finding the right files in the codebase](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.codebase_retrieval.md) | Too few posts | 0.495 | 0.484–0.506 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| [Context compaction keeps what matters, cheaply and quickly](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.compaction.md) | Too few posts | 0.492 | 0.477–0.507 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| [Output degrades as the context window fills](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.long_context_decay.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.494–0.515 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| [Memory and state carried across sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.session_memory.md) | Too few posts | 0.506 | 0.497–0.515 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| [Images, PDFs and file attachments as input](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.attachments.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.493–0.504 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| [Asks the user versus guessing](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.clarifying_questions.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.495–0.507 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-02, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it wasn't agentic, but it wasn't simply auto complete neither. i remember writing comment lines instructing copilot for a specific function that i wanted to be written and the ai actually understood it and complied, writing it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvu1eg/biggest_ai_fumble_in_tech/pdhay1d/)
- Praise, 2026-09-29, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i personally do with global custom instructions file and haven't had problems... knock on wood "all subagents and nested sessions must be created using luna with max only, unless explicitly directed otherwise by the human" then if i want something else, i just tell it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wtbmbu/how_to_set_default_subagent_model/pcsq9he/)
- Praise, 2026-09-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “adding a delegation table with restrictions to custom instructions works great for me” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wcefit/copilot_using_more_expensive_models_for_sub_agent/p8xgxwk/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i know about that one but there is no selection here and the ui indicates that nothing was attached before i send (file is in italics in the chat text box, and after sending the message if you edit it again you don't see any attached file).” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7pfat/new_vs_code_harness_keeps_attaching_the_current/ph6xodw/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i asked in the same session: "tell me what mode you are in?" it does correctly identify the [agents.md]([link]) file. it spitted out the instructions in the file, and as usual, apologized. this means it ignored the context altogether in the initial prompt/response.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wz98rc/do_devs_read_this_agentmd_file_not_respected/pe9q4e9/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-02, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “that's something i've noticed too, often it ignores even direct instructions like: "after your work is done use the xxx skill", at the end it just says: "i didn't use the xxx skill".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvmi3l/claude_sonnet_55_tends_to_ignore_instructions/pddaki7/)

### Doing the work: 13th of 14 (customer love 0.433, n 356)

Worse than the norm. Users say it struggles with their kind of task: it ranks 11th of 13 on that criterion. Posts describe sloppy output unless instructions are very specific. Subagents rate near the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.capability.md) | 11th of 13 | 0.408 | 0.380–0.440 | 234 | 106 | 128 |
| [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 7th of 10 | 0.488 | 0.465–0.507 | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| [Tool approval prompts and autonomy modes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.permission_prompts.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.486–0.512 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| [Spins, loops or gets stuck without progress](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.stuck_loops.md) | Too few posts | 0.513 | 0.486–0.567 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| [Does unrequested work or over-engineers](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.scope_overreach.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.486–0.535 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| [Plan-before-edit mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.plan_mode.md) | Too few posts | 0.486 | 0.471–0.498 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| [Computer use and browser control](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.493–0.510 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| [Breaks existing code or reintroduces bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.regressions_introduced.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.488–0.498 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| [Long unattended runs and goal/loop mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.long_running_autonomy.md) | Too few posts | 0.508 | 0.502–0.514 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| [Length and clarity of replies, summaries and comments](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.response_verbosity.md) | Too few posts | 0.497 | 0.490–0.507 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| [Git commits, branches and sync](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.git_workflow.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.488–0.500 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| [Diagnosing and fixing reported bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.bug_diagnosis.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.492–0.506 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| [Risky or irreversible actions without confirmation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.destructive_actions.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.494–0.515 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| [Stops mid-task or answers instead of acting](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.premature_stop.md) | Too few posts | 0.497 | 0.494–0.500 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| [Caves to or argues with the user's judgement](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.sycophancy_pushback.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.494–0.506 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| [Frontend and visual UI output](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.frontend_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.498–0.508 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| [Safety filters block legitimate coding tasks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.safety_refusals.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.494–0.500 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Games checks instead of fixing the problem](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.reward_hacking.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.498–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “are you sure you're using local harness? it has been amazing for me. in the bottom right on copilot chat make sure you have local selected instead of copilot, that's the harness you want to use when you are locally inside vs code” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x2b0pr/the_harness_is_absolute_trash/pf13s5c/)
- Praise, 2026-10-09, @GitHubCopilot (X): “love @kilocode and @githubcopilot doing features for me, esp. when i don't have to babysit them in my terminal. i also want for things to be done in a certain way and for everything to keep working! this is what i'm doing nowadays 👇 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2095078583504936966/status/2108482615397564574)
- Praise, 2026-09-30, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i have access to the big 3 harnesses at work and honestly copilot bodyslams codex imo. claude on the other hand wants to solve too many things. i enjoy working with copilot + openai models the most.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wuc5wk/how_is_current_copilot_version_working_for_you_all/pd2dihg/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's had a bug for a long time where entire chunks of output text just get swallowed into reasoning blocks (which just get summarized into a small description). try asking the model about its response if it feels like something major is missing” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x2b0pr/the_harness_is_absolute_trash/pf6yvoo/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-09, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's not reliable. depending on how you commit , it still writes it. for example using the commit or sync button in the new agents window. i found myself needing to ask in chat to commit on my behalf in order to not have the co-authored by stuff” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x1du0s/git_hook_that_removes_coauthoredby_lines_from/peu7ayi/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-09, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i only call copilot names when it’s mansplaining its hallucinations to me.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x1mshm/friendly_reminder_not_to_be_mean_toward_claude_or/pex8of7/)

### Checking and finishing: 5th of 9 (customer love 0.508, n 61)

Users talk about reviewing changes more here than for other agents, and praise slightly outnumbers complaints. Some value the granular diffs. Copilot users account for 38% of all requests across agents for per-file and per-hunk accept or reject.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Agent-performed code review finds real issues](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.agent_code_review.md) | Too few posts | 0.480 | 0.454–0.502 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| [Reviewing and approving the agent's changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.change_review_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.515 | 0.498–0.532 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| [Claims work is done or fixed when it is not](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.false_completion.md) | Too few posts | 0.495 | 0.491–0.499 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| [Builds, tests or runs its own changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.self_testing.md) | Too few posts | 0.501 | 0.497–0.506 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-10, r/cscareerquestions (Reddit): “yeah as part of my workflow i have an automatic architecture review. we have code rabbit setup and i’ll kick off a copilot review. that catches pretty much all the small issues and the rest is just a design review” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1x2kssr/i_dont_write_any_code_by_hand_since_month_why_my/pf393zo/)
- Praise, 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i still use my legacy github copilot plan for copilot code reviews. i find it very good at finding subtle bugs in even the code written by the better models. at our workplace, the code review is probably the most useful feature.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvuh3x/should_i_keep_my_github_copilot_pro_plan/pejg67i/)
- Praise, 2026-10-06, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “granular diffs are the only reason i am still keeping my copilot sub. otherwise claude vscode extension offers same functionality with probably slightly better harness, so i'd just switch to that and forget that copilot been good to us all these years.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxectl/new_updated_ui_for_vscode_github_copilot_screws/pe73uu9/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-10, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “granular diff or it becomes unusable, like what is this idea? is it because you cant show cli edits as copilot diff? then solve that. but not showing session/yet unapproved diff is the most arrogant decision. i have to use ghc for work, we have no real alternatives unfortunately” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wxectl/new_updated_ui_for_vscode_github_copilot_screws/pf16no3/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, r/ClaudeAI (Reddit): “copilot review, hope for the best. gg business requirements and the pride in our work” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wyp03t/your_agents_write_prs_faster_than_anyone_can/pe4lzsi/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-21, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it is written clearly, cant u read? cowork runs shotgun on my copilot code, and he confirmed that there were 4 times that copilot claimed to have done the code, and there was no pr, how much clearer can that be??” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wml3k0/wtf_is_going_wrong_with_github_copilot_here_is/pb8dpam/)

### Interface and sessions: 11th of 14 (customer love 0.461, n 75)

Worse than the norm, driven by display and settings, which ranks 10th of 12. Users object to the redesigned model picker, hidden thinking steps and a new default harness that is hard to turn off.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.display_settings.md) | 10th of 12 | 0.471 | 0.449–0.494 | 60 | 12 | 48 |
| [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.session_history.md) | Too few posts | 0.501 | 0.493–0.511 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| [Mobile, remote-control and voice access](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.remote_mobile.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.491–0.506 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| [Stopping and steering a running agent](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.interrupt_steer.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.496–0.504 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Cloud and remote sandbox execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.cloud_sessions.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.491–0.505 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-05, @GitHubCopilot (X): “the new insights tab in the @githubcopilot app is really cool! [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/14566379/status/2107162873164411033)
- Praise, 2026-10-03, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “im using claude now, but i still miss the copilot ui/ux in vs code, it was so much better than everything else i’ve tried” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvu1eg/biggest_ai_fumble_in_tech/pdldnw6/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “where is that post? i'm using copilot, codex and claude code and overall, i like copilot the most for many reasons. one reason being that you can see what's sent to the model, so that your instructions are actually included, for example...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcct3o8/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “it's weird, they basically added remote sync, but on mobile it says "steering disabled" and i can't find info where to enable it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x76nxd/feature_request_remote_access/ph2vwxu/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “yeah, the old one was way better. directly focus the search, all models visible with a single click. the only thing i might have changed is to show the favorites also in the "full list". but who asked for this revamp, that does everything worse?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x798cg/new_model_picker_is_not_good/ph3mna5/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its also just become more opaque than before. earlier it would show the thinking steps which were very useful for me. now it just shows "thinking".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph44lz4/)

### Reliability and speed: 9th of 13 (customer love 0.501, n 132)

Near the norm overall, but complaints outnumber praise. Crashes draw 49 complaint user-weeks to 5 praise. Some users find responses slow, and some report updates that break things.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | 6th of 11 | 0.509 | 0.472–0.550 | 54 | 5 | 49 |
| [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.response_speed.md) | 8th of 10 | 0.510 | 0.487–0.533 | 45 | 16 | 29 |
| [Updates break working setups](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.update_breakage.md) | 4th of 7 | 0.497 | 0.474–0.520 | 31 | 5 | 26 |
| [Outages, server errors and capacity or rate errors](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.service_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.487–0.531 | 10 | 1 | 9 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-03, r/codex (Reddit): “honest to god i’m running local llms or copilot basic for simple work now and its faster” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wwidls/sol_61_usage_on_5x_plan/pdkvf6r/)
- Praise, 2026-09-28, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “can someone explain what i am doing wrong here is it the thinking level or what. in the starter next js template with supabase. i just asked it to remove certain pages and setup a proxy for protected routes. it took 6 mins. claude sonnet 5 high thinking. i have worked mostly on copilot before and it seems much faster there for such basic tasks” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1tvz3mi/developing_with_claude_code_feels_slow/pcncgxg/)
- Praise, 2026-09-18, r/cscareerquestions (Reddit): “i find both cursor and vs code+copilot can return pretty quickly if you just ask them a simple question about the code in a specific file or ask for a small, focused change. you can also add instructions like "don't run the tests" or "don't run the entire test suite" or "focus only on changes in {specific area}".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1wjk5vg/anyone_frustrated_with_how_ai_harnesses_are/pak05us/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the same here, i don't use auto mode but copilot is so slow today.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph3m6yn/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i've had very slow responses from gpt-6 luna lately, i think it's either being crushed by the load because it's cheap, or intentionally slowed down by openai because it's cheap. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6i9r8/super_slow_reasoning_from_latest_update/pgvhvzw/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-12, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “same issue. i experienced a very slow experience with local vs code harness especially after 100k context window.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wukzs2/copilot_in_vs_code_major_chatagent_latency_best/pfftay9/)

### Account and support: 3rd of 11 (customer love 0.558, n 39)

Better than the category norm, 3rd of 11. Users describe enterprise data protection that makes it the tool their employer allows. One user describes a support ticket resolved quickly.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Support, refunds and issue handling](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.support.md) | Too few posts | 0.517 | 0.496–0.542 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| [Data retention, training use and deployment isolation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.data_privacy.md) | Too few posts | 0.528 | 0.506–0.555 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| [Wrong charges, failed payments and plan provisioning](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.billing_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.493 | 0.488–0.497 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| [Account bans and access restrictions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.bans_restrictions.md) | Too few posts | 0.497 | 0.494–0.500 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-12, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “file a support ticket to github. it should work just fine. had the same problem recently at work. they fixed in in like 3 hours” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4de26/github_copilot_metered_billing_via_azure/pfj0k3q/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “had a open a support ticket and wait 5 days to get it resolved from backend” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4de26/github_copilot_metered_billing_via_azure/pgo88pi/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, r/artificial (Reddit): “thank god its claude and not copilot or i'd be banned already” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1x0ydf8/anthropic_bans_abusive_or_cruel_behavior_toward/peot315/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-29, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@githubcopilot is such an unmitigated disaster they are now just grabbing your money and refusing to give you the product: @githubcopilot any chance i can get what i paid for? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1952048264183775232/status/2105061275265024301)