# Gemini Code Assist: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gemini-code-assist

## 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% | 15 | 20% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Uses Gemini models and provides Google Cloud-aware coding assistance and enterprise controls." (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)
- "Excellent for understanding entire projects at once" (Kimi K2, AI coding)
- "Still catching up on dev-tool depth" (Grok 4.20, AI coding)

## And against it

- "new subscriptions are no longer available for purchase, so it's usually not the first recommendation for a new buy" (GPT-5.4 mini, AI coding)
- "potential for broader data sharing across services. Less independent research, but general LLM flaws apply." (Grok 4.20, AI coding)

## 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 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Gemini Code Assist, from 35 of the 37 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 14
- superblocks.com: 11
- sourcegraph.com: 8
- ibm.com: 7
- acecloud.ai: 6
- aws.amazon.com: 6
- dev.to: 6
- docs.github.com: 6
- getorchestra.io: 6
- parse.gl: 6

### Pages cited

- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 10
- https://acecloud.ai/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 6
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 6
- https://parse.gl/markets/enterprise-ai-coding-assistants: 6
- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants: 6
- https://ibm.com/think/topics/top-ai-code-editors: 5
- https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer: 4
- https://cybernews.com/ai-tools/best-ai-coding-assistants: 4

## 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.