Brand record · 2 ledgers
Windsurf , according to AI
updated 2026-08-10As of 2026-08-10, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity recommend Windsurf in 2 of the categories we track — its best position is #19 in Best Code Editor.
CategoryRankChatGPTGeminiPerplexityΔ wk
- Best Code Editor#190/52/50/53
- Best AI Coding Assistant for Vscode#290/51/50/5new
What the engines say, this week
Gemini
- “a free AI coding assistant providing completions, explanations, and search directly in VSCode.”
- “best for beginners in AI-assisted development and offers unlimited free autocomplete.”
- “best free option for agentic AI on autopilot, built for longer coding sessions.”
sources the engines cite
graphite.comkilo.aimedium.comsecondtalent.comqodo.aivisualstudiomagazine.comrockstardeveloperuniversity.commgsoftware.nlzapier.comnxcode.ioplaycode.iovivaldi.net
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Positions come from our weekly sampling: each category is asked to ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity five times; n/5 = how many runs named Windsurf. Placement is never for sale. Full methodology.