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What AI cites for “best ai coding assistant”

ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 9 sites, Perplexity cited 9 sites. 1 site was cited by all three.

Updated monthlyNext edition 1 December 2026

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too

ChatGPT

10 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 40 words

  1. chatgpt.com
  2. cursor.com
  3. claude.ai
  4. github.com
  5. codeassist.google
  6. replit.com
  7. windsurf.com
  8. techarcade.io
  9. zapier.com
  10. cloudwards.net

Brands namedOpenAI Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, Replit Agent, Windsurf, Codex

Gemini

9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 45 words

  1. aimlapi.com
  2. pecollective.com
  3. playcode.io
  4. zapier.com
  5. simular.ai
  6. kilo.ai
  7. artificialanalysis.ai
  8. blog.logrocket.com
  9. codeant.ai

Brands namednone

Perplexity

9 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 27 words

  1. zapier.com
  2. superblocks.com
  3. techjournal.org
  4. checkmarx.com
  5. learn.g2.comcommunity
  6. sourcegraph.com
  7. ones.com
  8. verdent.ai
  9. g2.comcommunity

Brands namednone

Cited by more than one engine

  • zapier.com

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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.