Best AI coding assistants

Best for: AI recommends GitHub Copilot most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (100% of those answers)

81.9%

95% CI 71.5–89.1%

59 mentions · avg pos 4.8

first pick 45.8%

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)

79.2%

95% CI 68.4–86.9%

57 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 29.8%

cursor.sh

Best for: AI recommends Cursor most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (100% of those answers)

79.2%

95% CI 68.4–86.9%

57 mentions · avg pos 4.9

first pick 21.1%

62.5%

95% CI 51–72.8%

45 mentions · avg pos 5.1

first pick 46.7%

Best for: AI recommends JetBrains most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (88.9% of those answers)

54.2%

95% CI 42.7–65.2%

39 mentions · avg pos 4.6

first pick 23.1%

tabnine.com

Best for: AI recommends Tabnine most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (100% of those answers)

54.2%

95% CI 42.7–65.2%

39 mentions · avg pos 7.3

first pick 0%

codeium.com

Best for: AI recommends Codeium most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (100% of those answers)

43.1%

95% CI 32.3–54.6%

31 mentions · avg pos 5.4

first pick 12.9%

Best for: AI recommends Windsurf most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (88.9% of those answers)

37.5%

95% CI 27.2–49%

27 mentions · avg pos 9.5

first pick 7.4%

claude.com

Best for: AI recommends Claude Code most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (66.7% of those answers)

36.1%

95% CI 26–47.6%

26 mentions · avg pos 5.1

first pick 15.4%

Best for: AI recommends Continue most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (100% of those answers)

33.3%

95% CI 23.5–44.8%

24 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 16.7%

aider.chat

Best for: AI recommends Aider 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 6.1

first pick 0%

git-scm.com

Best for: AI recommends Git most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (100% of those answers)

22.2%

95% CI 14.2–33.1%

16 mentions · avg pos 9.1

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Cody most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (55.6% of those answers)

22.2%

95% CI 14.2–33.1%

16 mentions · avg pos 10.6

first pick 0%

sourcegraph.com

Best for: AI recommends Sourcegraph most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (55.6% of those answers)

22.2%

95% CI 14.2–33.1%

16 mentions · avg pos 11.1

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Amazon Q Developer most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (44.4% of those answers)

22.2%

95% CI 14.2–33.1%

16 mentions · avg pos 12.1

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Cline most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (100% of those answers)

20.8%

95% CI 13.1–31.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 6.7%

visualstudio.microsoft.com

Best for: AI recommends Visual Studio most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (44.4% of those answers)

20.8%

95% CI 13.1–31.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 20%

codeassist.google

Best for: AI recommends Gemini Code Assist most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (66.7% of those answers)

20.8%

95% CI 13.1–31.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 8.6

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Tabby most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (77.8% of those answers)

19.4%

95% CI 12–30%

14 mentions · avg pos 10.1

first pick 7.1%

Best for: AI recommends PyCharm most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (100% of those answers)

16.7%

95% CI 9.8–26.9%

12 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

ollama.com

Best for: AI recommends Ollama most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (55.6% of those answers)

13.9%

95% CI 7.7–23.7%

10 mentions · avg pos 6.8

first pick 0%

augmentcode.com

Best for: AI recommends Augment Code most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (77.8% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.7–22.1%

9 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 11.1%

Best for: AI recommends OpenCode most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (88.9% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.7–22.1%

9 mentions · avg pos 5.7

first pick 55.6%

refact.ai

Best for: AI recommends Refact.ai most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (66.7% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.7–22.1%

9 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 0%

continue.dev

Best for: AI recommends Continue.dev most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (44.4% of those answers)

11.1%

95% CI 5.7–20.4%

8 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 37.5%

djangoproject.com

Best for: AI recommends Django most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (77.8% of those answers)

11.1%

95% CI 5.7–20.4%

8 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 25%

kilo.ai

Best for: AI recommends Kilo most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (55.6% of those answers)

11.1%

95% CI 5.7–20.4%

8 mentions · avg pos 7.1

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends JetBrains AI most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (33.3% of those answers)

11.1%

95% CI 5.7–20.4%

8 mentions · avg pos 15.7

first pick 0%

aws.amazon.com

Best for: AI recommends AWS most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (33.3% of those answers)

9.7%

95% CI 4.8–18.7%

7 mentions · avg pos 6.6

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends FauxPilot most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (44.4% of those answers)

9.7%

95% CI 4.8–18.7%

7 mentions · avg pos 10.4

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends IntelliJ most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (33.3% of those answers)

9.7%

95% CI 4.8–18.7%

7 mentions · avg pos 10.4

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends IntelliCode most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (44.4% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 3.8

first pick 0%

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 0%

askcodi.com

Best for: AI recommends AskCodi most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to help me debug code faster” (33.3% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 8.2

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Kilo Code 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 10.8

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Qodo most when buyers ask “best AI coding assistant for software developers” (44.4% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends OpenHands most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (66.7% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 13.8

first pick 0%

8.3%

95% CI 3.9–17%

6 mentions · avg pos 14.2

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends CodeGeeX most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (33.3% of those answers)

6.9%

95% CI 3–15.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 6.2

first pick 20%

Best for: AI recommends Goose most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (55.6% of those answers)

6.9%

95% CI 3–15.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends LM Studio 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 7.4

first pick 0%

pieces.app

Best for: AI recommends Pieces for Developers most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (44.4% of those answers)

6.9%

95% CI 3–15.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 20%

deepseek.com

Best for: AI recommends DeepSeek most when buyers ask “open source alternatives to expensive AI coding assistants” (44.4% of those answers)

6.9%

95% CI 3–15.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 20.2

first pick 0%

zapier.com

Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers)

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 2.5

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Visual Studio IntelliCode most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (33.3% of those answers)

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 0%

nextjs.org

Best for: AI recommends Next.js most when buyers ask “what should I use to generate boilerplate code with AI” (44.4% of those answers)

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 25%

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 4.8

first pick 25%

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 7.8

first pick 0%

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 10.3

first pick 0%

dev.to

Best for: AI recommends Dev.to 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 12

first pick 0%

axify.io

Best for: AI recommends Axify most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to the leading AI code completion tools” (44.4% of those answers)

5.6%

95% CI 2.2–13.4%

4 mentions · avg pos 15

first pick 0%

supermaven.com

Best for: AI recommends Supermaven 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 2.3

first pick 33.3%

playcode.io

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 0%

replit.com

Best for: AI recommends Replit Agent 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 7.5

first pick 0%

workik.com

Best for: AI recommends Workik AI most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to help me debug code faster” (33.3% of those answers)

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 8.5

first pick 33.3%

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 9

first pick 0%

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 11.7

first pick 0%

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 17.7

first pick 0%

4.2%

95% CI 1.4–11.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 31.5

first pick 0%

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

builtin.com

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 50%

snyk.io

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

safurai.com

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 6.5

first pick 0%

figma.com

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

vercel.com

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

bolt.new

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 0%

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

daily.dev

Best for: AI recommends daily.dev Recruiter most when buyers ask “which AI coding assistant is best for solo developers vs large teams” (33.3% of those answers)

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

microsoft.com

Best for: AI recommends Microsoft most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to help me debug code faster” (44.4% of those answers)

2.8%

95% CI 0.8–9.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 27

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

gurusup.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

cloud.google.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

nxcode.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

prismic.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

marketplace.visualstudio.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

codacy.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

deepcode.ai

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

fabi.ai

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

manus.im

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

simular.ai

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

stackblitz.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

angular.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

rubyonrails.org

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

vitejs.dev

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

digitalocean.com

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

sentry.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 15

first pick 0%

mistral.ai

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

yeoman.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

openalternative.co

Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative 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 · avg pos 25

first pick 0%

uibakery.io

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions · avg pos 28

first pick 0%

bito.ai

Best for: AI recommends Bito AI most when buyers ask “what AI coding tool should I use for Python development” (44.4% of those answers)

1.4%

95% CI 0.2–7.5%

1 mentions

first pick 0%