--- title: "Claude Code vs Replit: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Claude Code or Replit more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding agents set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/claude-code-vs-replit" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Claude Code vs Replit: Which is searched more? Is Claude Code or Replit more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding agents set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Claude Code and Replit - **Competitive set**: AI coding agents - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Claude Code Share of Search**: 43.3% - **Replit Share of Search**: 21.1% ## Is Claude Code or Replit more popular in search? - In September 2026, Claude Code had more branded searches than Replit among AI coding agents worldwide. Claude Code had about 3.1 million branded searches, while Replit had 1.5 million. Claude Code made up 43.3% of all AI coding agent searches we track, and Replit accounted for 21.1%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Claude Code took it in November 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Claude Code’s share of searches among AI coding agents worldwide moved from 25.3% to 43.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 3.1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Replit’s share of searches among AI coding agents worldwide moved from 25.6% to 21.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1.5M. ## Top AI coding agents in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Claude Code appeared in all five answers. Replit was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Claude Code was listed before Replit in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Claude Code | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cursor | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | OpenAI Codex | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitHub Copilot | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Replit | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Devin | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Windsurf | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI coding agents - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI coding agent should I use?": 1. Cursor, 2. Claude Code, 3. OpenAI Codex, 4. GitHub Copilot, 5. Replit - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI coding agents?": 1. Claude Code, 2. Cursor, 3. OpenAI Codex, 4. GitHub Copilot, 5. Devin - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI coding agent for code written and edited?": 1. Cursor, 2. Claude Code, 3. OpenAI Codex, 4. GitHub Copilot - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai coding agent": 1. Claude Code, 2. Cursor, 3. OpenAI Codex, 4. GitHub Copilot - Searched Google, AI Overview "agentic coding tool": 1. Claude Code, 2. Cursor, 3. OpenAI Codex Not named in any answer: Windsurf. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI coding agents worldwide in September 2026? - Replit’s share of searches among AI coding agents worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 15.7% to 21.1% in September 2026. - Claude Code’s share of searches among AI coding agents worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 49.2% to 43.3% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Claude Code estimated searches | Claude Code Share of Search | Claude Code rank | Replit estimated searches | Replit Share of Search | Replit rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 25.3% | 2 | 1.2M | 25.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 28.4% | 1 | 1M | 23.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.4M | 31.7% | 1 | 1.2M | 27% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 3.9M | 51.2% | 1 | 1.5M | 20.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 4.7M | 50.5% | 1 | 1.5M | 16.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 7.1M | 56.8% | 1 | 1.9M | 14.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 7.1M | 55.1% | 1 | 1.9M | 14.3% | 2 | | May 2026 | 5.8M | 48.8% | 1 | 1.9M | 15.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 4.7M | 49.2% | 1 | 1.5M | 15.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 3.8M | 46.6% | 1 | 1.5M | 18.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 3.2M | 43.4% | 1 | 1.5M | 21% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 3.1M | 43.3% | 1 | 1.5M | 21.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Claude Code’s and Replit’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Claude Code**: Measured on the search terms “anthropic claude code”, “Claude Code”, “claude code agents”, “claude code ai”, “claude code anthropic”, “claude code app”, “claude code cli”, “claude code desktop”, “claude code docs”, “claude code extension”, “claude code github”, “claude code mac”, “claude code mcp”, “claude code plugins”, “claude code skills”, “claude code vscode”, “claude code web”, “claude code windows”, “claude codes”, “claude coding”, “claude-code” and “claudecode”, summed into one figure. - **Replit**: Measured on the search terms “replit” and “replit agent”, summed into one figure. - [Claude Code profile](/demand/global-en/brands/claude-code) - [Replit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/replit) - [All AI coding agents worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-coding-agents): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Claude Code or Replit more popular in search? In September 2026, Claude Code had more branded searches than Replit among AI coding agents worldwide. Claude Code had about 3.1 million branded searches, while Replit had 1.5 million. Claude Code made up 43.3% of all AI coding agent searches we track, and Replit accounted for 21.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Claude Code vs Replit: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/claude-code-vs-replit This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/claude-code-vs-replit. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.