GitHub Copilot / Alternatives
Alternatives · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Best GitHub Copilot alternatives, according to developers who switched
First come the tools that developers on Hacker News explicitly said they prefer over GitHub Copilot. After that, the best-rated ide extension tools.
| # | Alternative | Type | Approval | Picked over GitHub Copilot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Code | Terminal agent | 54% | 40 | Compare |
| 2 | OpenAI Codex | Terminal agent | 69% | 13 | Compare |
| 3 | OpenCode | Terminal agent | 66% | 12 | Compare |
| 4 | Cursor | AI IDE | 55% | 10 | Compare |
| 5 | Windsurf | AI IDE | 58% | 2 | Compare |
| 6 | Gemini 3 Flash | Model | 85% | 2 | |
| 7 | Qwen 3 Coder | Model | 87% | 1 | |
| 8 | Qwen 3.6 | Model | 76% | 1 | |
| 9 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Model | 75% | 1 | |
| 10 | Antigravity | AI IDE | 45% | 1 | Compare |
GitHub Copilot itself has 42% approval from 659 opinions. See what developers say about it →