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any good github copilot alternatives? (quex.cc)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Copilot is great, but a hundred bucks for what is basically a smart autocomplete seems a bit much - mostly, I hate the fact that the code is constantly transmitted to github (my repos are mostly local) - are there any reasonably convenient options for doing this without github looking over my shoulder all the time? I'm using VSCode but not wedded to it.

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[–] thisisdee 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been using AWS CodeWhisperer. It’s free for individual users.

[–] loudmicro 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been using codeium for a while and is pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks - just installed Codeium - it was the simple to set up in place of codepilot. It seems better so far. It can pull in suggested functions from a search and mod the variable names to fit the code. I don't know if github could search for functions like that, but it was one of the obvious things in codeium.

Best of all, Codeium is 100% cheaper than github for solo developers.

When I asked it for a fairly basic function it came back immediately with a pre-written suggestion that I could drop straight into the program. For me, using AI in the IDE is pretty much essential now I've seen how much more productive I can be when I don't have to trawl documentation or forums looking for an answer. I just don't see why I should have to pay a hundred bucks to github for it.

[–] loudmicro 1 points 1 year ago

Glad you liked it!, I'm using it with the private API of servicenow and works pretty decently