# JetBrains AI Assistant alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 241 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where JetBrains AI Assistant 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/jetbrains-ai-assistant/alternatives

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

- GitHub Copilot: 140
- Cursor: 19
- Windsurf: 7
- Tabnine: 6
- Amazon Q Developer: 3
- Cline: 3

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name JetBrains AI Assistant.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 47 of those 82
- Cursor: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Windsurf: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Cline: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Devin AI: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Tabnine: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name JetBrains AI Assistant (JetBrains AI Assistant is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 44 of those 80
- Cursor: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Tabnine: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Windsurf: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Aider: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name JetBrains AI Assistant.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 49 of those 79
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Claude Code: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Cursor: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 79
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 79
- OpenAI: first choice in 1 of those 79

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