Visual Studio IntelliCode

What is Visual Studio IntelliCode?

Visual Studio IntelliCode is Microsoft's AI assistance built into Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. Its whole-line autocompletion reads the surrounding context, including variable names, functions and the kind of code you are writing, and proposes an entire line at once. Microsoft says the model runs on your machine, so private code stays private. Whole-line completion is available for C# in Visual Studio and for Python in Visual Studio Code. IntelliCode also moves the member you are most likely to use to the top of the IntelliSense list, based on analysis of thousands of open-source GitHub projects, and for some languages it can learn your own methods and properties. It spots a local edit you repeat elsewhere and offers to apply it, and its quick actions can generate a constructor or add a parameter to one. The pages show no separate IntelliCode price: it ships inside the editors, which are sold on their own plans.

Use cases

• Complete whole lines of C# code
• Complete whole lines of Python code
• Surface likely IntelliSense members first
• Apply repeated edits across code
• Generate constructors with quick actions
• Speed up refactoring

Who it's for

• C# developers
• Python developers
• Visual Studio users
• VS Code users

Why use Visual Studio IntelliCode

• Whole-line suggestions reduce typing when your code follows predictable patterns.
• The model runs locally, which suits teams reluctant to send private code elsewhere.
• A ranked completion list makes long IntelliSense menus quicker to scan.
• It lives inside editors you already use, so no separate assistant needs to be adopted.

Visual Studio IntelliCode features

• Whole-line autocompletion on your own machine
• Context-aware suggestions from variable and function names
• IntelliSense list ranked by likely use
• Custom methods and properties learned for some languages
• Repeated-edit detection and replacement
• Quick actions such as Generate Constructor
• Add Parameter to Constructor quick action
• IntelliCode for C# Dev Kit in VS Code

Visual Studio IntelliCode integrations

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• C# Dev Kit

How to get started with Visual Studio IntelliCode

1. Open Visual Studio for C# work, or Visual Studio Code for Python.
2. Make sure IntelliCode is enabled in the editor.
3. Begin typing a line and accept the whole-line suggestion that appears.
4. Choose from the IntelliSense list, where likely members are placed first.
5. Apply repeated edits or quick actions when IntelliCode offers them.

Visual Studio IntelliCode limitations

• Whole-line completion is listed for C# in Visual Studio and Python in Visual Studio Code only
• Ranked IntelliSense covers C#, C++, Java, SQL and XAML in Visual Studio
• Ranked IntelliSense in VS Code covers TypeScript, JavaScript and Python
• Quick actions currently cover two scenarios

Visual Studio IntelliCode pricing

We couldn't confirm pricing on the official site. Check visualstudio.microsoft.com for current prices.

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Visual Studio IntelliCode alternatives

The main Visual Studio IntelliCode alternatives listed on Debuly are GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Cody, Diffblue Cover, poorcoder and 16x Prompt. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   16x Prompt

   Desktop app that builds coding prompts from your source files and instructions, then copies them or sends them to an LLM API.

   CodingDeveloper platformsProductivity
   FreemiumVisit 16x Prompt (official site)
2. 

   Cody

   Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant for chat, completions and edits that draws context from your whole codebase through code search.

   CodingDeveloper platformsProductivity
   Contact salesVisit Cody (official site)
3. 

   Cursor

   AI code editor and coding agent with cloud agents, Bugbot code review and multi-provider models, sold with Grok and X plans.

   CodingAutomation and agentsDeveloper platforms
   FreemiumVisit Cursor (official site)
4. 

   Diffblue Cover

   AI unit test generation for Java and Python that adds verified tests to a codebase and bills by lines of coverage gained.

   CodingDeveloper platforms
   FreemiumVisit Diffblue Cover (official site)
5. 

   GitHub Copilot

   GitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and agents in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, the CLI and GitHub.com.

   CodingAutomation and agents
   FreemiumVisit GitHub Copilot (official site)
6. 

   poorcoder

   Four Bash scripts that move code context and edits between your terminal and web chat LLMs like Claude.ai or Grok.

   CodingDeveloper platformsProductivity
   Open sourceVisit poorcoder (official site)

Visual Studio IntelliCode FAQ

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