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Claude Code alternatives, according to AI assistants

The AI coding assistants that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name most, other than Claude Code. Ranked by score, with the question each one wins most often.

1. 1.Cursor65

   Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"

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2. 2.GitHub Copilot62

   Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"

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3. 3.Aider23

   Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What's the best open-source AI coding assistant?"

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4. 4.OpenAI Codex22

   Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase?"

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5. 5.Windsurf21

   Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best AI code editor right now?"

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6. 6.Cline20

   Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What are the best free AI coding assistants?"

7. 7.Continue15

   Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy?"

8. 8.JetBrains AI Assistant11

   Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best AI coding assistant for Python?"

9. 9.Tabnine10

   Named in 3 of 4 answers to "Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers?"

10. 10.Amazon Q Developer9

    Named in 2 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"

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