GitHub is named by AI engines in 18 questions across 16 segments.
46 observations5 of 5 engines name itLast seen Sep 1, 2026
Where it is named
| Question | Avg position | Named in | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|
| What does "PR link" mean? Link Building | #1.0 | 2 of 3 answers | AI Overview, Gemini |
| Who are the most influential voices on Developer experience & DevRel? Developer Experience | #1.0 | 2 of 3 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| Who are the most influential voices on Mobile engineering (iOS/Android)? Mobile Engineering | #1.5 ±0.7 | 2 of 2 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| Who are the most influential voices on Design engineering? Design engineering | #2.0 ±1.4 | 2 of 2 answers | AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the top 5 web development tools? Developer Experience | #2.5 ±0.9 | 11 of 14 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the top 10 development tools? Developer Experience | #2.6 ±0.9 | 12 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for SaaS scaling, founder-led? Startups | #2.7 ±0.6 | 3 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| Who are the most influential voices on RAG & context engineering? RAG | #3.0 ±2.8 | 2 of 3 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| Who are the most influential voices on AI coding & dev agents? AI Coding | #3.0 ±1.4 | 2 of 3 answers | AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the top SaaS scaling, founder-led tools in 2026? Startups | #3.3 ±1.3 | 4 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| Who are the most influential voices on TypeScript & type systems? TypeScript | #3.3 ±1.9 | 4 of 6 answers | AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for developers? Developer Education | #3.6 ±1.8 | 8 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for Bootstrapping / indie SaaS? Indie SaaS | #4.0 ±2.6 | 3 of 10 answers | ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot |
| What does "platform API" mean? Platform Product Management | #4.0 | 1 of 2 answers | AI Overview |
| What does a GTM engineer do? GTM Engineering | #5.0 | 1 of 3 answers | AI Overview |
| What are the best application security tools? Application security engineering | #5.8 ±3.6 | 4 of 19 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview |
| What tools should a data engineer know? Data Privacy | #6.0 | 1 of 10 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for iOS developers? Mobile Engineering | #7.0 ±4.4 | 3 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Perplexity |
| Which tools are used for API? API Design | #7.0 | 1 of 12 answers | ChatGPT |
| How hard is it to get into sports analytics? Sports Tech | #7.0 | 1 of 2 answers | Gemini |
| What are the top 10 tools? Edtech | #7.3 ±3.1 | 4 of 12 answers | Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? AI Memory | #8.0 | 1 of 9 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for Developer experience & DevRel? Developer Experience | #8.3 ±5.1 | 3 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Copilot |
| Which tool is best for data science? Data Science | #8.5 ±3.5 | 2 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, Gemini |
| What is the best tool for front-end web development? Frontend Development | #8.8 ±2.7 | 10 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the top 10 cloud tools? Edge Computing | #9.0 | 1 of 5 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the top Technical writing & docs tools in 2026? Technical Writing | #9.0 | 1 of 12 answers | Perplexity |
| What are some good tools for developing games? Game Development | #11.3 ±1.5 | 3 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot |
| What are the top Bootstrapping / indie SaaS tools in 2026? Indie SaaS | #11.5 ±10.6 | 2 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| What are conversational AI tools? Conversation Design | #12.0 | 1 of 3 answers | Gemini |
| What are the best tools for game developers? Game Development | #12.4 ±1.8 | 5 of 10 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for developing mobile apps? Mobile Engineering | #12.7 ±1.1 | 3 of 15 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| What are the best tools for Fintech? Fintech | #14.0 ±2.0 | 3 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| What are some good tools for collaborating remotely? Remote Work | #15.0 | 1 of 12 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best gaming tools? Gaming Industry | #16.0 | 1 of 5 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the best tools for Modern data stack & analytics engineering? Analytics Engineering | #16.5 ±6.4 | 2 of 12 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for remote workers? Remote Work | #17.0 | 1 of 15 answers | Copilot |
| What are the top SRE tools? Site Reliability Engineering | #17.0 | 1 of 10 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the top Open source tools in 2026? Open source | #18.0 | 1 of 16 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the top 5 research tools? User Research | #19.0 | 1 of 10 answers | Perplexity |
| What software do quant traders use? Quant Trading | #20.0 | 1 of 15 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the top Developer experience & DevRel tools in 2026? Developer Experience | #20.0 | 1 of 11 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best mobile software tools? Mobile Engineering | #22.0 | 1 of 14 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the best tools for design engineers? Design engineering | #22.0 | 1 of 8 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are some effective tools for research? User Research | #24.0 | 1 of 5 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the best tools for Data science & ML engineering? Data Science | #26.3 ±5.5 | 3 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, Gemini |
Which engines name it — and which do not
- ChatGPT29 questions
- Perplexity19 questions
- Copilot16 questions
- AI Overview14 questions
- Gemini12 questions
ChatGPT names GitHub in 29 questions, Perplexity names GitHub in 19 questions, Copilot names GitHub in 16 questions, AI Overview names GitHub in 14 questions and Gemini names GitHub in 12 questions.
Counted from the questions above. A question may not have run on every engine.
Where it is strongest and weakest
Strongest
- What does "PR link" mean?#1.0 ±0.0
- Who are the most influential voices on Developer experience & DevRel?#1.0 ±0.0
- Who are the most influential voices on Mobile engineering (iOS/Android)?#1.5 ±0.7
Weakest
± is the spread of positions across answers. A wide spread means the ranking is unstable — which means it is winnable.
Source: ranking answers from 5 AI engines, first seen Aug 7, 2026, last seen Sep 1, 2026. This page is generated from observations only — it is not claimed or edited by GitHub.