Gemini Code Assist
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
GitHub Copilot is first at 73%.
GitHub Copilot is first at 80%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
GitHub Copilot is first at 86%.
Why models recommend it
“Uses Gemini models and provides Google Cloud-aware coding assistance and enterprise controls.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · alternative
“Excellent for understanding entire projects at once”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · alternative
“Still catching up on dev-tool depth”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“new subscriptions are no longer available for purchase, so it's usually not the first recommendation for a new buy”GPT-5.4 mini · Direct question · warning
“potential for broader data sharing across services. Less independent research, but general LLM flaws apply.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Gemini Code Assist, over the 37 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 28 | View → | |
| 30 | 1 | View → | |
| 28 | 3 | View → | |
| 23 | 2 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Gemini Code Assist →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 35 of the 37 answers that named Gemini Code Assist and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Gemini Code Assist, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |