GitHub Copilot is named by AI engines in 28 questions across 20 segments.
Where it is named
| Question | Avg position | Named in | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|
| What are the top 10 AI tools for developers? Developer Experience | #1.8 ±1.3 | 5 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| Which AI tool is best for coding and development? AI Coding | #1.9 ±0.8 | 11 of 11 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| Which AI tool is best for engineers? GTM Engineering | #2.0 ±0.8 | 13 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for iOS developers? Mobile Engineering | #2.5 ±0.7 | 2 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview |
| What are the best tools for Developer experience & DevRel? Developer Experience | #2.9 ±1.5 | 8 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Copilot |
| What are the best tools for developers? Developer Education | #3.1 ±1.0 | 10 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the best AI tools for technical writing? Technical Writing | #3.4 ±0.5 | 7 of 10 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Copilot |
| Who are the most influential voices on AI coding & dev agents? AI Coding | #3.5 ±0.7 | 2 of 3 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| What are the top 10 development tools? Developer Experience | #4.0 ±2.3 | 6 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Gemini, Copilot |
| What are the top 4 AI tools? Prompt engineering | #4.0 | 2 of 5 answers | AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? Product management | #4.0 | 1 of 5 answers | Copilot |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? AI Coding | #4.0 | 1 of 10 answers | Copilot |
| What are the 5 best AI tools? AI Evaluation | #4.0 | 1 of 8 answers | Copilot |
| What are the big 3 AI tools? AI Observability | #4.0 | 1 of 8 answers | AI Overview |
| What are the 5 best AI tools? AI Infrastructure | #4.5 ±1.3 | 4 of 10 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What is the best AI tool for technical document writing? Technical Writing | #4.5 ±2.1 | 2 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| What are the big 3 AI tools? AI product design | #4.7 ±0.6 | 3 of 15 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the 5 best AI tools? AI Observability | #5.0 | 1 of 8 answers | AI Overview |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? AI Content Workflows | #5.0 | 1 of 8 answers | Perplexity |
| What are the 5 main AI tools? Medical AI | #5.3 ±1.3 | 4 of 14 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? AI Memory | #5.3 ±2.5 | 3 of 9 answers | ChatGPT, Copilot |
| What are the top 10 tools? Edtech | #5.4 ±1.3 | 5 of 12 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview |
| What are the 5 main AI tools? AI Regulation | #5.5 ±0.7 | 2 of 8 answers | AI Overview, Copilot |
| What are the top 4 AI tools? AI Regulation | #6.0 | 2 of 15 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best 3 AI tools? Multimodal AI | #6.0 | 1 of 5 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the top 10 agentic AI tools? AI Agents | #6.0 | 1 of 12 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the top Developer experience & DevRel tools in 2026? Developer Experience | #6.5 ±6.6 | 6 of 11 answers | ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| What are the top SaaS scaling, founder-led tools in 2026? Startups | #6.5 ±3.5 | 2 of 12 answers | Gemini |
| What is the best tool for front-end web development? Frontend Development | #7.0 ±1.4 | 2 of 13 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview |
| What are the 5 most popular AI tools? Applied computer vision | #7.0 | 1 of 5 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best mobile software tools? Mobile Engineering | #7.0 | 1 of 14 answers | Copilot |
| What are the most popular agentic AI tools? Agentic Commerce | #7.8 ±6.4 | 4 of 10 answers | ChatGPT, AI Overview |
| What are the top 5 web development tools? Developer Experience | #8.3 ±2.5 | 3 of 14 answers | Gemini, Copilot |
| What are the best AI tools for QA testing? Quality Engineering | #9.0 | 1 of 5 answers | AI Overview |
| What are the top 5 AI tools right now? Sales Engineering | #9.5 ±3.5 | 2 of 5 answers | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| What are some modern data analytical tools? Analytics Engineering | #10.0 | 1 of 8 answers | Copilot |
| Which tool is best for data science? Data Science | #10.0 | 1 of 13 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for developing mobile apps? Mobile Engineering | #11.0 ±4.2 | 2 of 15 answers | AI Overview, Gemini |
| What are the top AI agents & agentic workflows tools in 2026? AI Agents | #13.0 | 1 of 12 answers | Gemini |
| What are the best tools for AI in product management? Product management | #15.0 | 1 of 10 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for AI agents & agentic workflows? AI Agents | #19.0 | 1 of 17 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the best tools for design engineers? Design engineering | #21.0 | 1 of 8 answers | ChatGPT |
| What are the top Data science & ML engineering tools in 2026? Data Science | #30.0 | 1 of 12 answers | ChatGPT |
Which engines name it — and which do not
- ChatGPT28 questions
- Copilot22 questions
- AI Overview19 questions
- Gemini12 questions
- Perplexity9 questions
ChatGPT names GitHub Copilot in 28 questions, Copilot names GitHub Copilot in 22 questions, AI Overview names GitHub Copilot in 19 questions, Gemini names GitHub Copilot in 12 questions and Perplexity names GitHub Copilot in 9 questions.
Counted from the questions above. A question may not have run on every engine.
Where it is strongest and weakest
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± 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 Copilot.