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How often AI recommends Microsoft for AI coding agents.

AI named Microsoft in 6.8% of answers to AI coding agents buyer questions in the week of Oct 12, 2026. That ranks it 21 of 95 companies, measured across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

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Week of Oct 12, 2026
6.8%
Microsoft
Likely 4.2% to 10.9%
21 / 95
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0.0%
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The board

Microsoft among AI coding agents, week of Oct 12, 2026.

AI Coding Agents · 220 AI answers
01AnthropicLeaderanthropic.com75.0%75.0%0.5%02GitHubLevel with #1github.com68.6%68.6%3.2%03CursorLevel with #1cursor.com68.2%68.2%1.4%04OpenAIopenai.com24.1%24.1%0.9%05Google Analyticsgoogle.com23.6%23.6%0.0%06Tabninetabnine.com20.5%20.5%0.5%07Codeiumcodeium.com17.3%17.3%0.0%08Cognitioncognition.ai16.8%16.8%0.0%09Replitreplit.com16.4%16.4%2.3%10Sourcegraphsourcegraph.com15.5%15.5%1.8%11Devindevin.ai14.1%14.1%0.0%12Qodoqodo.ai14.1%14.1%5.9%13Aideraider.chat13.6%13.6%0.9%14AWSaws.amazon.com13.6%13.6%1.4%15Amazonamazon.com11.4%11.4%0.0%16Windsurfwindsurf.dev10.9%10.9%0.0%17Anyspherecursor.sh10.5%10.5%1.4%18TeamCityjetbrains.com7.7%7.7%0.0%19Augment Codeaugmentcode.com7.3%7.3%11.4%20CodeRabbitcoderabbit.ai7.3%7.3%0.0%21Microsoftmicrosoft.com6.8%6.8%0.0%22Snyksnyk.io6.8%6.8%0.0%23Continuecontinue.dev5.9%5.9%0.0%24Greptilegreptile.com5.9%5.9%5.5%25IBM Consultingibm.com5.9%5.9%5.0%26Oracleoracle.com1.8%1.8%0.0%
Microsoft is level with Augment Code, CodeRabbit, Snyk and Continue. Their ranges overlap, so the order between them is not measured. The board lists the top 26 of 95 companies ranked this week.Download the data
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Microsoft in AI coding agents, every week on record.

Microsoft weekly AI visibility in AI Coding Agents
Week ofAI visibility
6.8%
Frequently asked

Microsoft and AI recommendations.

How often does AI recommend Microsoft for AI coding agents?
In 6.8% of answers in the week of Oct 12, 2026, likely between 4.2% and 10.9%. That is 15 of 220 answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
What are the alternatives to Microsoft?
AI names Anthropic, GitHub, Cursor and OpenAI most often for AI coding agents.
Is Microsoft the leader in AI coding agents?
No. Anthropic leads at 75.0%. Microsoft is rank 21.
The questions

The buyer questions behind this reading.

  1. Q01What is the best AI coding assistant for developers in 2026?
  2. Q02Top autonomous AI software-engineering agents
  3. Q03Best AI pair programmer for writing production code
  4. Q04Best AI code editor for full-stack development
  5. Q05Top AI tools for automated debugging and code review
  6. Q06Best AI coding agent for large codebases
  7. Q07Best alternative to GitHub Copilot for AI code generation
  8. Q08Top AI tools that can build entire features autonomously
  9. Q09Best AI coding assistant for enterprise engineering teams
  10. Q10Best AI tool for refactoring and modernizing legacy code
  11. Q11Top AI agents for shipping software end to end
  12. Q12Which AI coding tool has the best agentic workflow?
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