Best for / Coding
Best AI for coding
Every tool below sat the same writing, fixing and explaining code tasks and was marked blind by three AI judges from three different companies. The ranking is those scores — not opinion, not commission.
updated 10 Aug 2026 · tested by Robert Prime · every score has downloadable receipts
Scored 90/100 on our coding tests — ahead of Cursor (87). It suggests lines of code and functions to help you write software. There is a free version, so trying it costs nothing.
| # | Tool | Our score | Public says | Free? | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub CopilotIt suggests lines of code and functions to help you write software. | 90/100 | — | Yes | $10/mo |
| 2 | CursorYou use it to write, test, and build software. | 87/100 | — | — | $20/mo |
How this ranking is made: each tool answers the identical published task suite; three AI judges from three different labs mark every answer blind against a fixed rubric; a response that breaks a task’s explicit rules is capped automatically. The score is the average, out of 100. Full protocol · GitHub Copilot receipts · Cursor receipts
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