# GitHub Copilot alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 80 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where GitHub Copilot 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/github-copilot/alternatives

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

- Tabnine: 4
- Cline: 1
- Continue: 1
- GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise: 1
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: 1
- OpenAI: 1

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 25 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Copilot (GitHub Copilot is #1 of 9 at 73%).

- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Windsurf: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 30 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Copilot (GitHub Copilot is #1 of 11 at 80%).

- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 30
- GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 30

**Enterprise**: 25 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Copilot (GitHub Copilot is #1 of 9 at 86%).

- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 25
- OpenAI: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 25

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