Vantage research · November 2026 · AI coding
What AI cites for “github copilot alternatives”
ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 8 sites, Perplexity cited 10 sites. No 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 27 words
- cursor.com
- claude.com
- devin.ai
- cline.bot
- openai.com
- codeassist.google
- aider.chat
- agentscamp.com
- superblocks.com
- digitalocean.com
Brands namedCursor, Claude Code, Devin Desktop, Cline, OpenAI Codex, Gemini Code Assist, Aider, Codex
Gemini
8 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 26 words
- gartner.com
- replicas.dev
- bito.ai
- kilo.ai
- pristren.com
- zapier.com
- github.com
- awesomic.com
Brands namedDedicated AI Code Editors, Cursor, Windsurf, Terminal & CLI Agents, Claude Code, Aider, IDE Extensions, Codeium
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 7 words
- gartner.com
- scrimba.com
- ionos.co.uk
- g2.comcommunity
- superblocks.com
- cloudgeometry.com
- composio.dev
- taskade.com
- alternativeto.net
- builder.io
Brands namedCursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini Code Assist, Amazon Q Developer, Cline, Aider, Tabnine
Cited by more than one engine
- superblocks.com
- gartner.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.