Agentic Index
Augment Code vs GitHub Copilot (2026)
Copilot is the default; Augment is the specialist case for outgrowing it. Copilot delivers breadth, governance, and a 10 dollar entry across every surface. Augment argues that at enterprise codebase scale generic assistants guess, and its Context Engine plus certifications justify team pricing from around 100 dollars a month for organizations where cross service correctness is expensive.
| At a glance | Augment Code | GitHub Copilot |
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| Category | Coding agent | Coding agent |
| Entry price | From $100/mo flat · Business (up to 50 seats) | From $10/mo · free tier |
| Free / trial | Free tier | Free tier |
| Pricing confidence | public partial | public exact |
| Feature | ||
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit
Cosmos (June 2026) introduces an agentic SDLC platform with specialized agents coordinating across triage, spec, implementation, review, testing, deployment, and feedback. |
Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
Full / Explicit
Cosmos (June 2026) introduces shared memory across coordinating agents in the agentic SDLC platform. |
Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
No / Not documented | Full / Explicit |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing | ||
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
From $100/mo flat · Business (up to 50 seats) | From $10/mo · free tier |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Public — partial | Public — exact |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
hybrid | hybrid |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
High variable cost | Medium variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
No free tierTrial
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Free tierTrial
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Mixed | Self-serve |
Choose Augment Code if
- Copilot suggestions degrade on your massive codebase; semantic context is worth paying for.
- ISO 42001 and single tenant or VPC deployment are on the checklist.
- Credit pools across the team fit how you want to meter agent work.
Choose GitHub Copilot if
- Price and ubiquity: 10 dollars per user with a free tier, deployable to everyone.
- GitHub native agents, review, and policy controls slot into your existing platform.
- Model choice and Agent HQ give growth paths without switching vendors.