# Claude Code alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 192 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Claude Code holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/claude-code/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Copilot: 96
- Cursor: 7
- Tabnine: 6
- Windsurf: 6
- Amazon Q Developer: 3
- Cline: 3

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Claude Code (Claude Code is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 30 of those 62
- Cursor: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Windsurf: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Cline: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Continue: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Devin AI: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Claude Code (Claude Code is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 30 of those 65
- Cursor: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Tabnine: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Windsurf: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Aider: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Claude Code (Claude Code is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 36 of those 65
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 65
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 65
- JetBrains AI Assistant: first choice in 1 of those 65
- OpenAI: first choice in 1 of those 65

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