Published head-to-head · verified data

GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf

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

Shared + unique leaderboards

Rank head-to-head

7 published boards across the pair

Published Rank.ai leaderboard positions for GitHub Copilot and Windsurf
LeaderboardGitHub CopilotWindsurfSame-board readAs of
AI Developer Tool Rank#137.5 score#78.33 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in Anthropic Model API Answers#40 score#70 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Citation Share#231.25 score#70 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Engine Breadth#42 score#71 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in Gemini Model API Answers#150 score#80 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brands in OpenAI Model API Answers#162.5 score#725 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
AI Developer Tools Brand Visibility#130.56 score#75.56 scoreGitHub Copilot leadsAug 8, 2026
Latest verified by metric

Fact + evidence matrix

14 source-linked metrics

Latest published evidence for GitHub Copilot and Windsurf
MetricGitHub CopilotWindsurfEvidence date
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic citation share54.55 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkJul 27, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic mention coverage0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkAnthropic recommendation-prompt presence0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkCitation share31.25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkEngine breadth2 engines100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark1 engines100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini citation share37.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini mention coverage41.67 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkGemini recommendation-prompt presence50 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkMention coverage30.56 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark5.56 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI citation share25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark0 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI mention coverage50 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark16.67 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkOpenAI recommendation-prompt presence62.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark25 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkRecommendation-prompt presence37.5 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark8.33 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026
public_prompt_benchmarkReviewed-brand presence share22.45 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt Benchmark4.08 percent100% · Rank.ai AI Developer Tools Prompt BenchmarkAug 8, 2026