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Tabnine
Tabnine ranks #10 of 34 in ai coding assistants in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 10 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 17% of the answers we sampled.
Tabnine lands an overall score of 10 out of 100, with Gemini rating it highest at 15 and Claude lowest at 6. Across 70 tracked questions, it gets named in 15. It shows up most reliably for general "best AI coding assistants" questions, including a perfect 4 of 4 answers on "What are the best AI coding assistants?" and 3 of 4 on the 2026 version. It's less consistent elsewhere, appearing in just 1 of 3 answers for local/privacy use and test-writing questions, and it's absent entirely from questions about codebase-wide agents, pull request review, terminal use, and beginner-friendliness.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 10 | 25% of answers | #6.0 |
| Gemini | 13 | 27% of answers | #10.7 |
| Perplexity | 13 | 21% of answers | #6.5 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers? | 3 of 4 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to GitHub Copilot? | 3 of 4 | #8 |
| What are the best free AI coding assistants? | 2 of 3 | #6 |
| What are the best AI coding assistants? | 2 of 4 | #4 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code? | 2 of 4 | #8 |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What are the best alternatives to Windsurf? | 1 of 3 | #19 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy? | 1 of 4 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to Aider? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026? | 1 of 4 | #13 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI code editor right now? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf |
| Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code? | Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase? | Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor |
| 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 |
| 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 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 building mobile apps? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| What are the best alternatives to Cursor? | Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What are the best alternatives to Claude Code? | Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Aider |
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In their words
- Gemini“Tabnine”
- Claude“Privacy / self-hosting: Tabnine, Continue with local models, or Qodo for on-prem deployments.”
- Perplexity“| Tabnine | Enterprise code assistance | Better suited to organizations prioritizing managed deployment, governance, and developer assistance over terminal-first workflows.”
Closest rivals
- Tabnine vs Amazon Q Developer9
- Tabnine vs JetBrains AI Assistant11
- Tabnine vs Roo Code7
- Tabnine vs Devin6
- Tabnine vs Gemini Code Assist6
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