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Claude Code vs Cursor

A current comparison across 7 published leaderboards and 14 source-linked metrics.

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Published Rank.ai leaderboard positions for Claude Code and Cursor
LeaderboardClaude CodeCursorSame-board readAs of
AI Developer Tool Rank#141.67 score#225 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in Anthropic Model API Answers#112.5 score#212.5 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Citation Share#37.69 score#60 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Engine Breadth#13 score#23 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in Gemini Model API Answers#150 score#337.5 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in OpenAI Model API Answers#162.5 score#425 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brand Visibility#133.33 score#222.22 scoreClaude Code leadsSep 16, 2026
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Latest published evidence for Claude Code and Cursor
MetricClaude CodeCursorEvidence date
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic citation share0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic mention coverage8.33 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark8.33 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic recommendation-prompt presence12.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark12.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkCitation share7.69 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkEngine breadth3 engines100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark3 engines100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini citation share12.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini mention coverage41.67 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark33.33 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini recommendation-prompt presence50 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark37.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkMention coverage33.33 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark22.22 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI citation share0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI mention coverage50 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI recommendation-prompt presence62.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkRecommendation-prompt presence41.67 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkReviewed-brand presence share20.34 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark13.56 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkSep 16, 2026