ChatGPT vs Copilot: Which One Actually Helps You Code (Instead of Confusing You)?

Selamat Datang di Hajriah Fajar: Lead & Innovate with Tech

Pernah nggak sih, kamu lagi coding tengah malam, mata udah 80% redup, lalu kepikiran, “Kayaknya AI bisa bantu deh… Tapi yang mana ya, ChatGPT atau Copilot?” Nah, aku pernah. Bahkan sering. Makanya artikel ini muncul. Bukan buat pamer. Bukan buat sok-sokan tech reviewer. Tapi karena aku juga butuh jawaban.

Oke. Aku mulai dari sini. Aku pernah coding project Laravel 3 minggu full, pakai ChatGPT. Dan dua bulan kemudian, cobain Copilot pas lagi bikin React app buat klien. Rasanya beda banget. Kayak kamu naik motor sama naik sepeda listrik — dua-duanya jalan, tapi sensasinya beda. Yuk, kita ulik satu-satu.

🔍 Cerita Aja Dulu, Nggak Usah Langsung Serius

Waktu pertama kali pakai Copilot, rasanya kayak punya teman yang sok tahu tapi kadang ngebantuin. “Wah, kamu mau nulis function? Nih, aku bantu tebak!” Kadang tepat, kadang… malah bikin error. Tapi ya, seru aja.

Sementara ChatGPT? Lebih ke ngobrol. Aku nanya, dia jawab. Tapi kadang jawabannya panjang banget kayak kuliah jam 8 pagi — informatif, tapi bikin ngantuk kalau kamu lagi buru-buru.

⚖️ Perbandingan Singkat: ChatGPT vs Copilot

Aspek	ChatGPT	Copilot
Mode Kerja	Chat interaktif (kamu nanya, dia jawab)	Auto-suggest dalam IDE (kayak autocomplete super)
Tingkat Intervensi	Tinggi (kamu bisa diskusi panjang)	Rendah (dia auto-lengkapin)
Cocok Buat	Belajar konsep, debugging, tanya-tanya	Speed coding, nulis template, quick fixes
Interaksi Personal	Kerasa kayak ngobrol sama senior dev	Kerasa kayak punya asisten diam-diam
Kelemahan	Kadang ngaco dan terlalu teoritis	Kadang ngasih kode salah tanpa konteks

🎯 Skor Subjektif Versi Aku

Berikut penilaian pribadi (ya ini versi jujurku, bukan riset akademis):

• Kecepatan Bantu Coding: Copilot: 9/10 | ChatGPT: 7/10
• Penjelasan & Edukasi: ChatGPT: 9/10 | Copilot: 5/10
• Tingkat Frustrasi yang Ditimbulkan: Copilot: 3/10 | ChatGPT: 6/10
• Kemampuan “Ngobrol”: ChatGPT: 10/10 | Copilot: 2/10

Ya, ini subjektif. Tapi kamu pasti punya skor versimu sendiri juga.

😅 Kadang Absurd Tapi Nyata

Waktu aku minta Copilot nulis function untuk validasi email, dia malah auto-lengkapin fungsi yang hasilnya selalu “true”. Kayak, “semua email pasti valid di mataku!” — ya kan aneh.

ChatGPT juga pernah. Aku tanya cara pakai Firebase di Flutter, jawabannya malah untuk Android Java. Aku sempat mikir: “Bang, kita ngobrolin topik yang sama nggak sih?”

✨ Jadi, Pilih yang Mana?

Kalau kamu butuh AI yang bisa kamu ajak diskusi, ChatGPT. Tapi kalau kamu udah tahu arahnya dan cuma butuh ‘bantuan tangan’, Copilot juaranya. Tapi, ya jangan serahkan hidupmu ke AI juga. Mereka kadang meyakinkan, tapi bisa bego juga.

Yang paling penting: coba sendiri. Rasain. Salah nggak apa-apa. AI itu bukan guru, cuma teman. Kadang temannya nyebelin.

💬 Kamu Lebih Suka yang Mana?

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Welcome to Hajriah Fajar: Lead & Innovate with Tech

Have you ever been coding at 2 a.m., eyes half-shut, and suddenly thought, “I need help... Should I use ChatGPT or Copilot?” Yeah. Been there. Too many times. That’s why this article exists. Not to be fancy. Not to act like a pro tech reviewer. Just because I needed answers too.

Let’s start with this: I once coded a full Laravel project using ChatGPT for three weeks. Two months later, I built a React app for a client — this time using Copilot. Totally different vibes. It’s like riding a scooter vs riding an e-bike. Both get you there, but they feel wildly different. Let’s unpack this.

🔍 Story Time First. No Need to Get Too Serious

The first time I used Copilot, it felt like having a nosy friend watching me code. “Oh, you’re writing a function? Let me guess what you’re trying to do!” Sometimes spot on. Sometimes... it broke everything.

ChatGPT? More like having a conversation. I ask, it answers. But the answers can be loooong. Like a 9 a.m. college lecture — informative, sure, but sleep-inducing if you're in a rush.

⚖️ Quick Comparison: ChatGPT vs Copilot

Aspect	ChatGPT	Copilot
Mode	Interactive chat (you ask, it answers)	IDE auto-suggest (like autocomplete on steroids)
Level of Control	High (you lead the convo)	Low (it guesses what you want)
Best For	Learning, debugging, asking stuff	Fast coding, templates, small tasks
Personal Feel	Feels like chatting with a senior dev	Feels like a quiet assistant in the corner
Weakness	Sometimes too theoretical	Sometimes confidently wrong

🎯 My Totally Subjective Scores

• Speed Help: Copilot: 9/10 | ChatGPT: 7/10
• Explanations: ChatGPT: 9/10 | Copilot: 5/10
• Frustration Level: Copilot: 3/10 | ChatGPT: 6/10
• Conversation Skill: ChatGPT: 10/10 | Copilot: 2/10

Yup, 100% personal. Your results may vary. And that’s okay.

😅 Sometimes They're Absurd, But Real

Copilot once wrote me an email validation function that always returned “true.” Basically saying: “Every email is valid. I love them all.” Uh, no.

ChatGPT once gave me Firebase instructions for Java when I clearly asked about Flutter. I was like, “Bro, are we even on the same topic?”

✨ So, Which One Should You Use?

If you want to chat, ask questions, explore — go with ChatGPT. If you already know your path and just need extra hands — Copilot wins. But hey, don’t trust either blindly. They sound smart. They act confident. But sometimes they’re... not.

Just try both. Feel it. Mess up. That’s how we learn. They’re not teachers. Just weird friends.

💬 Which One Do You Prefer?

Tell me in the comments or email me. I’m not sponsored by anyone. This is 100% real experience. And to be honest, I’m still figuring it out myself.