The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

GitHub Copilot is an OpenAI-powered Visual Studio Code extension that can suggest lines of code or entire functions as you type.

Microsoft's biggest developer event of the year kicks off today, so naturally, the company announced some updates to its developer tools, along with a new Visual Studio with GitHub subscription.