# GitHub: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 94 judge labels across 7 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/github

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Source control hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/source-control-hosting/index.md) | 78% | 1 | 10% | 86 |
| [CI/CD platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ci-cd-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 50% | 2 |
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 2 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 185 | 100% | 1 |
| [Artifact and container registries](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/artifact-and-container-registries/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |
| [Internal developer portals](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/internal-developer-portals/index.md) | 0% | 42 | 0% | 1 |
| [IT documentation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-documentation/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Small company needing hosted with no card / no infra work: GitHub Free. Unlimited private repos and unlimited collaborators with built-in Actions, Packages and project management at $0." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Source control)
- "GitHub (specifically GitHub Enterprise or GitHub Enterprise Cloud) is generally the best source control hosting platform for a mid-market B2B company." (Grok 4.20, Source control)
- "GitHub has won the war for mindshare. Most senior engineers prefer GitHub for its intuitive interface and massive library of third-party integrations" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Source control)
- "the most popular platform for hosting Git repositories, offering extensive collaboration tools, integrations, and a vast ecosystem" (Mistral Small, Source control)

## And against it

- "GitHub is a platform that some people recommend avoiding due to various concerns such as privacy risks, copyright issues, and being owned by Microsoft" (Llama 4 Maverick, Source control)
- "Some privacy-focused lists recommend avoiding GitHub due to these practices" (Mistral Small, Source control)
- "Approach cautiously GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Gitea due to reliability, data protection, and policy concerns" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Source control)
- "GitHub is not an app store. It does not check every repository for safety, and anyone can upload code, including cybercriminals." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Source control)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitHub, from 216 of the 267 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 89 (its own site)
- g2.com: 86
- gane.ai/index: 59
- about.gitlab.com: 54
- toolradar.com: 54
- docs.github.com: 52 (its own site)
- bitbucket.org: 43
- guptadeepak.com: 43
- en.wikipedia.org: 42
- ciopages.com: 32

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/pricing: 51
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-git-hosting-platforms-2026: 43
- https://g2.com/categories/version-control-hosting/small-business: 39
- https://toolradar.com/best/version-control: 39
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source-code-hosting_facilities: 37
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/source-control-hosting/enterprise: 35
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/source-code-management: 30
- https://bitbucket.org/product/code-repository: 29

## In its own words

What GitHub's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Join the world’s most widely adopted, AI-powered developer platform where millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community build software that advances humanity. (https://github.com/)
- For: millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community (https://github.com/)
- Price stated: Free Team Enterprise (https://github.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $ 0 USD per user/month (https://github.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start free for 30 days; Join for free (https://github.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP, GDPR
- Hosting: EU, Australia
- Customers named: Duolingo, Mercedes-Benz, Figma, Mercado Libre, Trustpilot, Netdata, American Airlines, SAP

## What it publishes

Every page github.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1325 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-30
- case study: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-30
- conference or event: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-06-19
- report or ebook: 45 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-04 report or ebook: GHSL 2026 203 jupyter notebook repository https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2026-203_jupyter_notebook_repository
- Recent: 2026-01-30 blog: Devops tools comparison https://github.com/resources/articles/devops-tools-comparison
- Recent: 2026-01-30 case study: General motors https://github.com/customer-stories/general-motors
- Recent: 2025-12-16 report or ebook: Solutions for government https://github.com/resources/whitepapers/solutions-for-government
- Recent: 2025-12-15 blog: 2026 pricing changes for github actions https://github.com/resources/insights/2026-pricing-changes-for-github-actions
- Recent: 2025-11-15 case study: Astrazeneca https://github.com/customer-stories/astrazeneca

## 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.