Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant, built into Windows, Microsoft 365, and GitHub coding tools.
Some commenters like it for writing and reviewing code1234 and for everyday troubleshooting questions.56 The most common complaint is that it is pushed into Windows and Office with no easy way to turn it off78910, and others report degraded quality and quotas that run out fast.111213
Why people recommend it
Coding help · 3
Helps write, review and build code, from small tools to a complex reverse-engineering project.
“i think the harness is the best for writing and reviewing code.”
“Copilot saved this project and I really mean it.”
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“I used copilot to make a basic MCP server for a large DB”
Everyday troubleshooting · 2
Useful for working through practical problems like health questions and Linux kernel upgrade issues.
“I've had many Copilot discussions about minor and major health annoyances, and they've mostly been productive.”
“Copilot offered me a script to tell if the modules are busted after a kernel upgrade”
Caveats and dissent
Forced integration · 3
Commenters dislike Copilot buttons, keys and popups across Windows and Office that they cannot fully turn off.
“Not being able to make Copilot disappear is annoying.”
“Office products are bastardized with copilot buttons everywhere.”
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“at least there wont be a copilot slop gen on my machine”
Poor output quality · 3
Some report irrelevant file edits, bad summaries, or results well behind other paid models.
“I find Copilot shockingly awful. It makes random changes to files that have nothing to do with the problem.”
“The CoPilot (or Gemini in google workspace) experience is almost a different product it's so far off the raw performance of paid models.”
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“They absolutely trashed most conversation threads with barren slop and mixed up convo threads.”
Degradation and quotas · 3
Users report the service got slower and worse, with quotas and budgets used up quickly.
“at work we have copilot, i'm not sure, but the quality of service has got degraded in my opinion, speed is very low”
“Due to the copilot nerfing recently”
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“i think the harness is the best for writing and reviewing code.”
Little practical use · 3
Several commenters say they never found a use for it and cancelled or ignored it.
“never found a use case for Copilot”
“I can't think of when I actually used it and cancelled any subscription associated with it.”
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“I'm not getting the appeal of copilot at all.”
Performance drag · 1
Copilot in the browser sidebar is said to slow the browser down.
“My browser slows to a crawl with the silliness like copilot on the side.”
Often compared with
1 moved from Copilot to Codex
1 moved from Copilot to Claude
1 moved from Copilot to DeepSeekWindows5 comments mention both
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders 2 mentions
- She Worried About Cutting Her Medication Dose. ChatGPT Told Her to Push On 1 mention
- Ultramarine 1 Flash 1 mention
- Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI 1 mention
- Microsoft abandons personal AI chatbot race with Copilot reboot 1 mention
- GPT-5.6 Luna vs. GPT-6 Astra: Is a $1.20 Model Good Enough for Code Review? 1 mention
Also written as CoPilot. Data: copilot.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 34
“I've had many Copilot discussions about minor and major health annoyances, and they've mostly been productive.”
“copilot started acting up against the Deepseek models”
“i think the harness is the best for writing and reviewing code.”
“I'm not optimistic for Copilot”
“finds bugs missed by coderabitai, devin-integration-bot, codex and copilot”
“The only one I use is Copilot (inside of a VM).”
“So now I’m asking Copilot to tell me what I want for dinner.”
“at work we have copilot, i'm not sure, but the quality of service has got degraded in my opinion, speed is very low”
“Copilot offered me a script to tell if the modules are busted after a kernel upgrade”
“CoPilot extended this to full manual and more math.”
“They absolutely trashed most conversation threads with barren slop and mixed up convo threads.”
“I find Copilot shockingly awful. It makes random changes to files that have nothing to do with the problem.”
“I used copilot to make a basic MCP server for a large DB”
“I really liked the way copilot was last year”
“Due to the copilot nerfing recently”
“I used both copilot and kiro”
“Copilot saved this project and I really mean it.”
“I can't think of when I actually used it and cancelled any subscription associated with it.”
“the only thing I'm allowed to use at work is Copilot, so I just use that”
“Someone who doesn't know it feeding prompts to Copilot produces code that passes lint and still misses the point entirely.”
“After they added copilot I finally gave up and uninstalled it”
“how come I'm getting solid results from Copilot and Haiku/Flash?”
“But the copilot business is AAF.”
“I'm not getting the appeal of copilot at all.”
“Perhaps this is the promise that Copilot was not.”
“never found a use case for Copilot”
“Not being able to make Copilot disappear is annoying.”
“I DEFINITELY don't want Copilot or Recall.”
“my exchange business plan telling me copilot is here over and over in a giant popup screen and then saying - it's not available yet”
“The CoPilot (or Gemini in google workspace) experience is almost a different product it's so far off the raw performance of paid models.”
“My browser slows to a crawl with the silliness like copilot on the side.”
“at least there wont be a copilot slop gen on my machine”
“Office products are bastardized with copilot buttons everywhere.”
“I don’t think we’re anywhere close to that if ChatGPT (which I presume powers Copilot as well) struggles and hallucinates so much.”