What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai coding assistants — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-09-17 · 72 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 17, 2026
Sample: 72 AI answers · Window: Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (80 answers)
Samples by engine: GEMINI 16 (last run Sep 7, 2026) · CHATGPT 16 (last run Sep 7, 2026) · CLAUDE 16 (last run Sep 8, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 16 (last run Sep 7, 2026 — stalest) · GROK 8 (last run Sep 7, 2026)
How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see
On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.
Across 72 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, GitHub Copilot is recommended most often — appearing in 70.8% of recommendations, followed by Cursor (70.8%) and VS Code (58.3%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
Orbator asked Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Grok buyer questions about ai coding assistants and sampled 72 answers between Aug 20, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Copilot Best for: AI recommends GitHub Copilot most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (100% of those answers) | 70.8% 95% CI 59.5–80.1% 51 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 37.3% | — | GROK 87.5%GEMINI 81.3%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 68.8% | Claim |
| 2 | cursor.sh Best for: AI recommends Cursor most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (100% of those answers) | 70.8% 95% CI 59.5–80.1% 51 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 31.4% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 87.5%PERPLEXITY 68.8% | Claim |
| 3 | code.visualstudio.com Best for: AI recommends VS Code most when buyers ask “best AI tool for autocomplete and code suggestions in VS Code” (100% of those answers) | 58.3% 95% CI 46.8–69% 42 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 38.1% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 75%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 43.8% | Claim |
| 4 | claude.com Best for: AI recommends Claude Code most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (100% of those answers) | 44.4% 95% CI 33.5–55.9% 32 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 18.8% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 43.8%PERPLEXITY 43.8% | Claim |
| 5 | continue.dev Best for: AI recommends Continue most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (100% of those answers) | 36.1% 95% CI 26–47.6% 26 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 26.9% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 6 | tabnine.com Best for: AI recommends Tabnine most when buyers ask “best AI tool for autocomplete and code suggestions in VS Code” (77.8% of those answers) | 34.7% 95% CI 24.8–46.2% 25 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 62.5%CLAUDE 37.5%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 7 | codeium.com Best for: AI recommends Codeium most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (77.8% of those answers) | 33.3% 95% CI 23.5–44.8% 24 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 4.2% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 68.8%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 8 | aider.chat Best for: AI recommends Aider most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (100% of those answers) | 29.2% 95% CI 19.9–40.5% 21 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 9.5% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 9 | JetBrains Best for: AI recommends JetBrains most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (100% of those answers) | 26.4% 95% CI 17.6–37.6% 19 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 26.3% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 56.3%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 10 | tabbyml.com Best for: AI recommends Tabby most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (77.8% of those answers) | 22.2% 95% CI 14.2–33.1% 16 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 18.8%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 11 | windsurf.com Best for: AI recommends Windsurf most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (66.7% of those answers) | 20.8% 95% CI 13.1–31.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 6.7% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 37.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 12 | cline.bot Best for: AI recommends Cline most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (100% of those answers) | 19.4% 95% CI 12–30% 14 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 7.1% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 13 | codeassist.google Best for: AI recommends Gemini Code Assist most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 18.1% 95% CI 10.9–28.5% 13 mentions · avg pos 10.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 62.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 14 | ollama.com Best for: AI recommends Ollama most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (88.9% of those answers) | 16.7% 95% CI 9.8–26.9% 12 mentions · avg pos 2.1 first pick 58.3% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 18.8%CLAUDE 18.8% | Claim |
| 15 | aws.amazon.com Best for: AI recommends AWS most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (44.4% of those answers) | 15.3% 95% CI 8.8–25.3% 11 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 43.8%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Cody Best for: AI recommends Cody most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 15.3% 95% CI 8.8–25.3% 11 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 43.8%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 17 | git-scm.com Best for: AI recommends Git most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (88.9% of those answers) | 13.9% 95% CI 7.7–23.7% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 20% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Amazon Q Developer Best for: AI recommends Amazon Q Developer most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (33.3% of those answers) | 13.9% 95% CI 7.7–23.7% 10 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 50%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 19 | sourcegraph.com Best for: AI recommends Sourcegraph most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.7–22.1% 9 mentions · avg pos 11.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 43.8%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 20 | djangoproject.com Best for: AI recommends Django most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (88.9% of those answers) | 11.1% 95% CI 5.7–20.4% 8 mentions · avg pos 1.6 first pick 37.5% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 21 | OpenCode Best for: AI recommends OpenCode most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (88.9% of those answers) | 9.7% 95% CI 4.8–18.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 1.1 first pick 85.7% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 22 | PyCharm Best for: AI recommends PyCharm most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (66.7% of those answers) | 9.7% 95% CI 4.8–18.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 3.2 first pick 28.6% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 23 | visualstudio.microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Visual Studio most when buyers ask “best AI tool for autocomplete and code suggestions in VS Code” (44.4% of those answers) | 9.7% 95% CI 4.8–18.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 24 | supermaven.com Best for: AI recommends Supermaven most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 25 | kilo.ai Best for: AI recommends Kilo most when buyers ask “best AI tool for autocomplete and code suggestions in VS Code” (77.8% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 26 | IntelliCode Best for: AI recommends IntelliCode most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 27 | OpenHands Best for: AI recommends OpenHands most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (77.8% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 28 | augmentcode.com Best for: AI recommends Augment Code most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (66.7% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 29 | Sourcegraph Cody Best for: AI recommends Sourcegraph Cody most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.9–17% 6 mentions · avg pos 13.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 31.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Zed Best for: AI recommends Zed most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.9% 95% CI 3–15.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 18.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Devin Best for: AI recommends Devin most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.9% 95% CI 3–15.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 20% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 32 | refact.ai Best for: AI recommends Refact.ai most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.9% 95% CI 3–15.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 33 | microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Microsoft most when buyers ask “best AI tool for autocomplete and code suggestions in VS Code” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 95% CI 2.2–13.4% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 25% | — | CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 34 | deepseek.com Best for: AI recommends DeepSeek most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 95% CI 2.2–13.4% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 50% | Claim |
| 35 | replit.com Best for: AI recommends Replit Agent most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 95% CI 2.2–13.4% 4 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 36 | LM Studio Best for: AI recommends LM Studio most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 66.7% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 37 | Boil Best for: AI recommends Boil most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Kilo Code Best for: AI recommends Kilo Code most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 39 | CodeGeeX | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Cursor Teams Best for: AI recommends Cursor Teams most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 41 | Ghostwriter | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Goose Best for: AI recommends Goose most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 43 | Gemini CLI | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 44 | bolt.new Best for: AI recommends Bolt.new most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 45 | vercel.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 46 | JetBrains AI | 4.2% 95% CI 1.4–11.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 47 | angular.io | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 50% | — | CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 48 | Copilot Chat | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 50% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 49 | IntelliJ | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Codestral | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 51 | FauxPilot | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 52 | qodo.ai Best for: AI recommends Qodo most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Roo | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 54 | Roo Code | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 55 | Visual Studio IntelliCode | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 56 | safurai.com | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 57 | askcodi.com | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 58 | nextjs.org | 2.8% 95% CI 0.8–9.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 59 | superblocks.com | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 60 | learn.microsoft.com | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Claude Sonnet | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 62 | LocalAI | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 63 | OpenAI Codex | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 64 | sentry.io | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 65 | figma.com | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 66 | rubyonrails.org | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 67 | create-react-app.dev | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 68 | yeoman.io | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 69 | CodeGen | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 70 | GPT-5 Best for: AI recommends GPT-5 most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (33.3% of those answers) | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 71 | manus.im | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 72 | mistral.ai | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 73 | Vim | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 74 | Neovim Best for: AI recommends Neovim most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (33.3% of those answers) | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 75 | Replit Ghostwriter | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 76 | Tabnine Enterprise | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 77 | workik.com | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 78 | CodeGPT | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 79 | PolyCoder | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 80 | DeepSeek Coder Best for: AI recommends DeepSeek Coder most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (33.3% of those answers) | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 81 | TabbyML | 1.4% 95% CI 0.2–7.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
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Across 72 sampled AI answers from 5 engines (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026), GitHub Copilot is recommended most often for ai coding assistants, appearing in 70.8% of recommendations, followed by Cursor (70.8%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.
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