Why hackers moved from GitHub Copilot to Claude Code
2 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I've recently switched from GitHub Copilot Pro to Claude Code Max (20x).”javiercr, 2026-03-27original comment ↗
“I recently switched from $10 Github Copilot to $20 Claude Code and so far haven't seen any benefits.”arowthway, 2026-01-20original comment ↗
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GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code
| GitHub Copilot | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 3 | 14 |
| Hackers who criticize | 6 | 21 |
| Moved away from it | 5 | 19 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 4 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of GitHub Copilot
“it likes to use cloud models and burn tokens sometimes”selicos, 2026-09-17original comment ↗
“I was shocked to realize how difficult it has been to have a GitHub CoPilot license on Azure.”sntran, 2026-06-02original comment ↗
“Opus was the reason I paid for GitHub copilot, but they had the pricing model completely wrong.”jeremyjh, 2026-04-23original comment ↗
“I just switched from the $10 Copilot subscription to a $20 Claude subscription to get general AI and coding in one bill.”jareds, 2026-04-21original comment ↗
“But letting it write the actual code was a mistake.”mcv, 2026-01-22original comment ↗
Praise for Claude Code
“I've found the cross-session context and memory in claude code much more helpful which can lead to better outcomes faster.”j0ej0ej0e, 2026-08-29original comment ↗
“We switched from looking at an UI (claude webui) and waiting for code generation to using claude exclusivlie on the cli and claude doing a lot more stuff in the…”read full quote
“We switched from looking at an UI (claude webui) and waiting for code generation to using claude exclusivlie on the cli and claude doing a lot more stuff in the background with smaller prompts.”
“I switched to Claude Code and VSCode for any edits.”murlax, 2026-08-01original comment ↗
“Over time I found that it would rarely fail to one-shot my request”czxtm, 2026-07-02original comment ↗
“having them in the pair cc + models is what matters”NitpickLawyer, 2026-04-30original comment ↗