# Codeberg: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/codeberg

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Source control hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/source-control-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 7 | 6% | 16 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you need a drop-in replacement with fewer commercial/privacy concerns, Codeberg running Forgejo is often recommended alongside self-hosting." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Source control)
- "consider alternatives like GitLab (especially self-hosted), Codeberg, or other independent Git hosting services" (Mistral Small, Source control)
- "A free, ethical alternative focused on open-source and non-profit projects. Gaining traction" (Grok 4.20, Source control)
- "Care about non‑profit, privacy‑friendly, free‑software values | Codeberg or Forgejo" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Source control)

## And against it

- "Codeberg is focused on free and open-source projects, has quotas, and may require approval for large migrations" (Perplexity Sonar, Source control)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Codeberg, from 29 of the 29 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- en.wikipedia.org: 15
- github.com: 12
- g2.com: 10
- hiraditya.github.io: 9
- bitbucket.org: 7
- toolradar.com: 6
- guptadeepak.com: 5
- openresource.dev: 5
- dev.to: 4
- discuss.privacyguides.net: 4

### Pages cited

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source-code-hosting_facilities: 14
- https://hiraditya.github.io/posts/where-should-your-code-live: 9
- https://bitbucket.org/product/code-repository: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/version-control-hosting/small-business: 5
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-git-hosting-platforms-2026: 5
- https://openresource.dev/guide/getting-started/source-code-hosting-platforms: 5
- https://toolradar.com/best/version-control: 5
- https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/version-control-systems-github-alternatives/18488: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: a non-profit, community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home (https://codeberg.org/)
- For: free and open-source projects (https://codeberg.org/)
- Price stated: We don't charge users money (https://codeberg.org/)
- Free plan or trial: These are fully optional (https://codeberg.org/)
- Hosting: Europe

## What it publishes

Every page codeberg.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 22 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-23
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: Protecting our floss commons from llms https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html
- Recent: 2022-11-13 blog: Index3 https://blog.codeberg.org/index3.html
- Recent: 2022-01-22 blog: Index4 https://blog.codeberg.org/index4.html
- Recent: 2020-02-27 blog: Index7 https://blog.codeberg.org/index7.html

## 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.