Who AI recommends for AI coding assistant.

Updated 9 October 2026Google AI Overview on 10 October 2026 added

We ask AI assistants which AI coding assistant they’d recommend, with live web search on. Here’s who they name.

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Who gets recommended.

Products named for AI coding assistant, by share of 80 answers
#	Product	Share of answers	DR	vs last month	Avg. position
1	GitHub CopilotDR 95github.com	84% 67/80 answers —	DR 95	—	#2.1
2	CursorDR 42cursor.so	69% 55/80 answers —	DR 42	—	#2.2
3	TabnineDR 73tabnine.com	55% 44/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#4.8
4	Claude CodeDR 90claude.ai	54% 43/80 answers —	DR 90	—	#2.0
5	ClineDR 95github.com	44% 35/80 answers —	DR 95	—	#4.1
6	WindsurfDR 70codeium.com	33% 26/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#4.8
7	Amazon Q DeveloperDR 92aws.amazon.com	28% 22/80 answers —	DR 92	—	#5
8	CodeiumDR 70codeium.com	24% 19/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#3.5
9	Sourcegraph CodyDR 73sourcegraph.com	23% 18/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#3.6
10	AiderDR 60aider.chat	21% 17/80 answers —	DR 60	—	#5.5
11	Amazon CodeWhispererDR 92aws.amazon.com	16% 13/80 answers —	DR 92	—	#3
12	OpenAI CodexDR 91openai.com	15% 12/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#3.5
13	DevinDR 72devin.ai	14% 11/80 answers —	DR 72	—	#3.6
14	JetBrains AI AssistantDR 87jetbrains.com	13% 10/80 answers —	DR 87	—	#5.7
15	Continue.devDR 64continue.dev	10% 8/80 answers —	DR 64	—	#4.3
16	Kilo CodeDR 42kilocode.ai	10% 8/80 answers —	DR 42	—	#4.6
17	ContinueDR 64continue.dev	10% 8/80 answers —	DR 64	—	#4.9
18	JetBrains JunieDR 87jetbrains.com	9% 7/80 answers —	DR 87	—	#5.3
18	Replit GhostwriterDR 82replit.com	9% 7/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#5.3
20	GitHub Copilot FreeDR 95github.com	6% 5/80 answers —	DR 95	—	#1.4
21	ReplitDR 82replit.com	6% 5/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#4.4
22	Gemini Code AssistDR 91cloud.google.com	6% 5/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#6.4
23	Google Gemini Code AssistDR 91cloud.google.com	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#4.5
23	Devin DesktopDR 72devin.ai	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 72	—	#4.5
25	Augment CodeDR 63augmentcode.com	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 63	—	#6
26	Cody by SourcegraphDR 73sourcegraph.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#3
27	Replit AgentDR 82replit.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#5
27	CodexDR 91openai.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#5
27	FactoryDR 66factory.ai	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 66	—	#5
30	QodoDR 66qodo.ai	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 66	—	#7
30	Gemini CLIDR 94developers.google.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 94	—	#7
32	Claude Code (Anthropic)DR 86anthropic.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 86	—	#1.5
33	AnthropicDR 86anthropic.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 86	—	#4.5
34	OpenAIDR 91openai.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#5
35	Blackbox AIDR 60blackbox.ai	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 60	—	#5.5
36	Amazon CodeWhisperer / Amazon Q DeveloperDR 92aws.amazon.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 92	—	#6
36	opencodeDR 73opencode.ai	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#6
38	ChatGPTDR 90chat.openai.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 90	—	#6.5
39	Roo CodeDR 44roocode.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 44	—	#3
39	Sourcegraph Cody / AmpDR 73sourcegraph.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#3
39	Google AntigravityDR 80ai.google.dev	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 80	—	#3
39	Google Gemini	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#3
43	Windsurf/Devin DesktopDR 72devin.ai	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 72	—	#4
43	Windsurf (Devin Desktop)DR 70codeium.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#4
43	Windsurf FreeDR 73windsurf.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#4
46	Replit AIDR 82replit.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#5
46	Qodo GenDR 66qodo.ai	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 66	—	#5
46	GitHub Copilot coding agentDR 95github.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 95	—	#5
46	OpenAI Codex / Agent HarnessesDR 91openai.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#5
46	Cursor FreeDR 83cursor.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 83	—	#5
46	Gemini Code Assist for individualsDR 63codeassist.google	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 63	—	#5
52	Replit (Ghostwriter / Replit AI)DR 82replit.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#6
52	Visual Studio IntelliCodeDR 92learn.microsoft.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 92	—	#6
52	Tabnine AgentDR 73tabnine.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#6
52	MutableDR 35mutable.ai	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 35	—	#6
52	Devin AI	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#6
57	VS Code	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#7
57	Tabnine BasicDR 73tabnine.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#7
57	Gemma 4	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#7
60	TabbyDR 27tabby.tabbyml.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 27	—	#8
60	Code Llama	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#8
62	Copilot	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#9
62	Ollama	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#9
64	YouTubeDR 98youtube.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 98	—	#12

Prompt by prompt.

Each prompt, the engines whose answers named its most mentioned product, and how many of the planned answers came back. Open a prompt for its own ranking, sources, searches and every answer.

Every prompt, the product its answers named most, and how many answers came back
#	Prompt	Named the leader	Most mentioned	Answers
1	GitHub Copilot 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	GitHub Copilot16/16	16/16
2	GitHub Copilot 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	GitHub Copilot16/16	16/16
3	GitHub Copilot 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	GitHub Copilot16/16	16/16
4	Cursor 14/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Cursor14/16	16/16
5	GitHub Copilot 10/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity did not name itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview did not name it	GitHub Copilot10/16	16/16

Recommendations by engine.

Each cell is the share of that engine’s answers naming the product. Engines differ, and this is where it shows.

Share of each engine’s answers naming each product; open a cell for its answers
Product	ChatGPTChatGPT	ClaudeClaude	PerplexityPerplexity	GeminiGemini	GrokGrok	AI OverviewAI Overview
GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Tabnine
Claude Code
Cline
Windsurf
Amazon Q Developer
Codeium
Sourcegraph Cody
Aider
Amazon CodeWhisperer
OpenAI Codex
Devin
JetBrains AI Assistant
Continue.dev

Where the answers looked.

Sites the answers cited, by the share of answers citing each one.

1zapier.com
33%26/80
2sourcegraph.com
26%21/80
3replit.com
21%17/80
4verdent.ai
20%16/80
5resources.rework.com
19%15/80
6github.com
18%14/80
7dupple.com
16%13/80
8tech-insider.org
15%12/80
9toolradar.com
15%12/80
10daily.dev
14%11/80
11vibecoding.app
13%10/80
12youtube.com
13%10/80

In their own words.

Lines from the answers that name the product, word for word, with the engine and the day it answered.

What the engines say about

“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
1. GitHub Copilot — https://github.com/features/copilot — Predictive, context-aware code completion powered by OpenAI models; strong IDE integrations and wide language support. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub_Copilot?utm_source=openai))
ChatGPT9 Oct 2026
“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
3. GitHub Copilot
Claude9 Oct 2026
“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
2. GitHub Copilot — Website: github.com/features/copilot — Best everyday choice, with broad IDE support and strong integration into GitHub-based development.[1][5][8]
Perplexity9 Oct 2026
“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
3. GitHub Copilot
Gemini9 Oct 2026
“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
1. GitHub Copilot
Grok9 Oct 2026
“What is the best AI coding assistant?”
- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot): Best for broad IDE integration (VS Code, JetBrains, Xcode, Visual Studio) and enterprise GitHub teams (Free/Pro from $10/month).[[1]](https://zapier.com/blog/ai-coding-tools/)[[2]](https://saascompared.io/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants/)
AI Overview10 Oct 2026

How this was measured.

Measured on 9 October 2026.
5 buyer questions, on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and AI Overview.
Asked more than once.
Each question went to each engine several times (Google AI Overview once), so the tables show rates, not one list.
Gaps stay gaps.
An answer that failed is left out of every count, never read as one that named nobody.
Every answer is here.
Quoted word for word, and in the CSV and JSON.

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