# Claude Code: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/claude-code

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 11 | 21% | 29 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Claude Code instead if senior developers need an agent that can perform substantial terminal-based work across large repositories." (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)
- "Claude Code if developers mainly want to delegate larger, multi-step coding tasks through a terminal or IDE" (GPT-6 Luna, AI coding)
- "Choose Claude Code for experienced developers who prefer terminal workflows and complex refactoring." (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)
- "Claude Code is the strongest of the AI coding agents, though it requires terminal-based workflows" (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI coding)

## And against it

- "Verdict: Avoid for sensitive or regulated environments; geopolitical concerns add extra risk layer." (Kimi K2, AI coding)
- "Be particularly cautious with: Autonomous agent modes in tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Aider, Devin, and Copilot Workspace" (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)
- "Agentic tools that can read/write files and run commands without sandboxing are higher-risk." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI coding)
- "Stronger for multi-file, repository-level tasks, but typically costs more per developer." (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Claude Code, from 92 of the 92 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 33
- superblocks.com: 26
- dev.to: 23
- sourcegraph.com: 21
- gane.ai/index: 20
- docs.github.com: 17
- daily.dev: 15
- getorchestra.io: 14
- g2.com: 13
- wwt.com: 12

### Pages cited

- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants: 19
- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 16
- https://sourcegraph.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistant: 15
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 14
- https://daily.dev/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants-comparison: 12
- https://acecloud.ai/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 11
- https://tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2026/10/21/464323-best-ai-coding-assistants-software-developers-comparison.htm: 10
- https://zapier.com/blog/ai-coding-tools: 10

## In its own words

What Claude Code's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: included in all paid plans (https://claude.com/pricing)
- For: people who work with Claude throughout the day (https://claude.com/pricing)
- Customers named: Pictet

## What it publishes

Every page claude.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12594 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 376 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 283 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 821 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.