# GitHub Copilot: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 88 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/github-copilot

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 80% | 1 | 12% | 80 |
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 20% | 5 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 204 | 100% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd suggest evaluating GitHub Copilot (strong industry adoption) and Claude (excellent for complex reasoning) as starting points" (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI coding)
- "Start with GitHub Copilot if you're already on GitHub — it's the safest, most mature, and most widely adopted option" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI coding)
- "GitHub Copilot is widely considered the best all-around AI coding assistant for mid-market B2B companies." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI coding)
- "The pioneer and most widely adopted (40M+ users)... Professional in VS Code: GitHub Copilot or Cursor." (Grok 4.20, AI coding)

## And against it

- "GitHub explicitly warns that Copilot CLI and cloud-agent workflows need extra caution around command execution, sensitive information, and inaccurate code." (GPT-5.4 mini, AI coding)
- "Highest visibility in risks—can memorize/leak real secrets, API keys, or training data snippets... consumer/free tiers are riskier." (Grok 4.20, AI coding)
- "AI coding assistants like Copilot and Cursor introduce 45% vulnerability rates, secret leaks, and prompt injection risks in 2026." (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI coding)
- "they emphasize caution with tools that integrate deeply into development environments (like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin)" (Mistral Small, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Grok 4.20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitHub Copilot, from 207 of the 235 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 75 (its own site)
- gane.ai/index: 57
- dev.to: 53
- docs.github.com: 48 (its own site)
- superblocks.com: 43
- sourcegraph.com: 29
- daily.dev: 25
- augmentcode.com: 22
- cursor.com: 21
- ibm.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants: 24
- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 24
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/smb: 21
- https://sourcegraph.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistant: 20
- https://bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/KI/ANSSI_BSI_AI_Coding_Assistants.pdf: 18
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 18
- https://daily.dev/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants-comparison: 17
- https://parse.gl/markets/enterprise-ai-coding-assistants: 17

## In its own words

What GitHub Copilot's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Your AI coding agent (https://github.com/features/copilot)
- For: Your AI accelerator for every workflow, from the editor to the enterprise. (https://github.com/features/copilot)
- Price stated: Free: $0USDper user / month; Pro: $10USDper user / month; Pro+: $39USDper user / month; Max: $100USDper user / month; Business: $19USDper user / month; Enterprise: $39USDper user / month (https://github.com/features/copilot)
- Starting price: $0USDper user / month (https://github.com/features/copilot)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://github.com/features/copilot)
- Customers named: Grupo Boticário

## 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.