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OpenAI Codex alternatives, according to AI assistants
The AI coding assistants that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name most, other than OpenAI Codex. Ranked by score, with the question each one wins most often.
- 1.Cursor66
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"
- 2.GitHub Copilot62
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"
- 3.Claude Code43
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026?"
- 4.Windsurf25
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What's the best AI code editor right now?"
- 5.Aider22
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best open-source AI coding assistant?"
- 6.Cline18
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best open-source AI coding assistant?"
- 7.Continue16
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy?"
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best free AI coding assistants?"
Named in 3 of 4 answers to "What's the best AI coding assistant for Python?"
- 10.Tabnine10
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What are the best AI coding assistants?"
Ranked by how often AI assistants name each product, weighted by position. How the score works · Back to OpenAI Codex · Full AI coding assistants leaderboard