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Devin
Devin ranks #13 of 34 in ai coding assistants in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 6 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 11% of the answers we sampled.
Devin's overall score sits at 6 out of 100, with the four assistants split on how much they rate it: ChatGPT gives it 13, while Claude and Gemini put it at 4, and Perplexity at just 3. Across the board, Devin was named in only 8 of 70 answers. It shows up most for whole-codebase work, named in 3 of 4 answers on that question, and gets 2 of 4 for top 2026 coding assistants. It never appears in answers about reliability, local privacy use, testing, beginners, or value for money.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 10 | 10% of answers | #4.5 |
| Claude | 5 | 15% of answers | #11.7 |
| Gemini | 5 | 9% of answers | #5.0 |
| Perplexity | 5 | 11% of answers | #5.5 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase? | 3 of 3 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to Cursor? | 3 of 4 | #3 |
| What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026? | 3 of 4 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to Windsurf? | 2 of 3 | #10 |
| What's the best AI code editor right now? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code? | 1 of 4 | #11 |
| What are the best alternatives to GitHub Copilot? | 1 of 4 | #16 |
| What are the best alternatives to Claude Code? | 1 of 4 | #16 |
| What are the best alternatives to Aider? | 1 of 4 | #19 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best AI coding assistants? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| What are the best free AI coding assistants? | GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, Cline |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for beginners learning to code? | GitHub Copilot, Cursor |
| Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money? | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for Python? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases? | Claude Code, Cursor, Sourcegraph Cody |
| What's the best AI tool to review pull requests automatically? | CodeRabbit, Greptile, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant that works in the terminal? | Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Aider |
| What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy? | Continue, Aider, Cline |
| What's the best open-source AI coding assistant? | Cline, Aider, OpenCode |
| Which AI coding tool is best for writing tests? | Cursor, Qodo, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code? | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Cline |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for building mobile apps? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
Assistants cited 12 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for AI coding assistants.
In their words
- ChatGPT“My shortlist would be Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Windsurf (now Devin Desktop), GitHub Copilot, and Zed\.”
- Claude“OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) — open source, more autonomous; runs agents in a sandboxed container.”
- Gemini“Devin (by Cognition) / Factory AI”
Closest rivals
- Devin vs Gemini Code Assist6
- Devin vs CodeRabbit5
- Devin vs Gemini CLI5
- Devin vs OpenCode5
- Devin vs Qodo5
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