AI coding assistants · #2 of 28 · ↑ Cursor · ↓ Claude Code
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot shows up often when AI assistants talk about coding tools, named in 60 of 70 answers. Scores vary by assistant: Gemini and Perplexity rate it 68, ChatGPT gives it 65, and Claude comes in lower at 54, for an overall score of 62. It gets named in every answer to questions like "Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code?", "What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026?", "Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money?", "What are the best free AI coding assistants?", and "Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers?" It never comes up for local, privacy-focused use or terminal-based questions.
Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 65 | 90% of answers | #3.6 |
| Claude | 54 | 85% of answers | #4.9 |
| Gemini | 68 | 100% of answers | #4.1 |
| Perplexity | 68 | 75% of answers | #1.7 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best AI coding assistants? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What are the best free AI coding assistants? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for beginners learning to code? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for Python? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for building mobile apps? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI code editor right now? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to review pull requests automatically? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| Which AI coding tool is best for writing tests? | 3 of 3 | #3 |
| What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase? | 3 of 4 | #1 |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases? | 2 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best open-source AI coding assistant? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| 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 |
In their words
- ChatGPT“| Enterprise/GitHub-heavy team | GitHub Copilot / Copilot agents |”
- Claude“Your options are Xcode's built-in AI features (Apple opened this up to external models in recent versions), GitHub Copilot's Xcode extension, or the common workaround: edit in Cursor or Claude Code, switch to Xcode to build and run.”
- Gemini“Best for PyCharm Users: JetBrains AI Assistant or GitHub Copilot”
Closest rivals
- GitHub Copilot vs Cursor66
- GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code43
- GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf25
- GitHub Copilot vs Aider22
- GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI Codex21
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