Claude Code vs. GitHub Copilot CLI Comparison Chart

GitHub Copilot CLI brings the core capabilities of the Copilot coding assistant into your terminal, enabling you to write, debug, refactor, and understand code via natural language directly in the command line. It works locally and in sync with your GitHub workflow, granting the ability to access repositories, issues, and pull requests through conversational commands while staying authenticated with your GitHub account. The tool operates as an agent in your terminal; you can ask it to autonomously create or modify files, execute commands, implement new features, fix bugs, prototype, and adjust codebases based on your specifications. Deep GitHub integration ensures context awareness (e.g., code history, branches, project layout), and the CLI experience is optimized to reduce context switching between your editor and terminal. The system supports iterative collaboration, allowing you to fine-tune or reissue commands as the project evolves.