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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 236 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Gemini Code Assist 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/gemini-code-assist/alternatives

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

- GitHub Copilot: 132
- Cursor: 20
- Windsurf: 8
- Tabnine: 5
- Cline: 3
- Continue: 3

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Gemini Code Assist.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 47 of those 83
- Cursor: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Windsurf: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Cline: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Continue: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Devin AI: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Gemini Code Assist (Gemini Code Assist is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 43 of those 81
- Cursor: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Tabnine: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Windsurf: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Aider: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Gemini Code Assist (Gemini Code Assist is #3 of 9 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 42 of those 72
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Claude Code: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Cursor: first choice in 2 of those 72
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 72
- JetBrains AI Assistant: first choice in 1 of those 72
- OpenAI: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 72

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