Best AI coding assistant

Combined ranking

1. 1
   Claude Codeincumbent—19 pts

   GPT #1Claude #1Gemini #2Grok #1

   Best end-to-end repo agent for complex edits, debugging, test-driven loops, codebase navigation, refactors, and command-line workflows.

   To stay #1 Add a more polished native IDE experience that matches Cursor’s day-to-day ergonomics.

2. 2
   Cursorincumbent—17 pts

   GPT #2Claude #2Gemini #1Grok #2

   Delivers the most cohesive, polished VS Code-based IDE experience with a highly intuitive Composer mode for multi-file edits and near-instant autocomplete using integrated Supermaven technology

   To rank higher Reduce context window token usage overhead to lower API costs for power users

3. 3
   GitHub Copilotincumbent—11 pts

   GPT #3Claude #3Gemini #4Grok #3

   Strongest mainstream adoption, deep GitHub and IDE integration, enterprise controls, dependable completions, pull-request help, and broad language support.

   To rank higher Make its agentic coding loop as capable and coherent as Claude Code or Cursor.

4. 4
   OpenAI Codexincumbent—6 pts

   GPT #4Claude #4Gemini —Grok #4

   Very strong coding model quality, good repo reasoning, useful task delegation from ChatGPT and CLI workflows, and strong performance across implementation and review tasks.

   To rank higher Become a more complete, frictionless daily developer environment instead of feeling split across surfaces.

5. 5
   Windsurfnew4 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #3Grok #5

   Provides a seamless AI-native IDE experience with its highly interactive Cascade agentic Flows, offering smooth human-in-the-loop collaboration for multi-file tasks

   To rank higher Improve the reasoning model's precision to prevent minor regression bugs during autonomous code generation

6. 6
   AAidernew1 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #5Grok —

   A highly efficient, Git-centric open-source CLI tool that automatically commits changes, supports model agnosticism, and uses token-saving repository maps

   To rank higher Offer a simplified, native GUI interface to ease configuration friction for developers who prefer visual tools

7. 7
   DDevin▼21 pts

   GPT #5Claude —Gemini —Grok —

   Best positioned for autonomous software-engineering tasks, long-running issue work, PR creation, environment setup, and delegated implementation.

   To rank higher Improve consistency, transparency, and cost-effectiveness enough for routine developer use.

8. 8
   Google Gemini Code Assistnew1 pts

   GPT —Claude #5Gemini —Grok —

   Massive context window for whole-repo reasoning, generous free tier, strong Google Cloud/Workspace integration, rapidly improving Gemini 3-class models

   To rank higher Agentic reliability and tool-use polish still lag the leaders — fewer devs trust it end-to-end on complex multi-file changes

Rank history

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Tracked by ModelsAgree · rank 1 = 5 pts … rank 5 = 1 pt · re-polled continuously