# Bitbucket vs Gitea: which do AI models recommend for source control, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Source control hosting. One of fourteen models named Bitbucket first on the direct prompt; zero named Gitea. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/developer/source-control-hosting/bitbucket-vs-gitea/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitbucket | 4% | #3 of 10 | 26% | 76 | 14 of 14 |
| Gitea | 2% | #4 of 10 | 15% | 27 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: bitbucket first (first choices: Bitbucket, GitHub) (alternatives: GitLab)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub, GitLab) (alternatives: Azure DevOps, Bitbucket)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: GitLab)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: GitLab)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: GitHub) (alternatives: Azure DevOps, Azure Repos, GitLab)

## What the models said about Bitbucket

- "*Atlassian ended support for Bitbucket Server in February 2024*" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Bitbucket - had major impact incidents and high-severity flaws" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "One-third of Bitbucket incidents had major impact" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "If using Jira/Confluence (common in B2B): Bitbucket—seamless integration cuts context-switching; 3x cheaper than competitors" (Grok 4.1 Fast, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Top Recommendation: Bitbucket" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Best For: Mid-to-large businesses that already run their entire planning, PM, and documentation cycles on Jira and Confluence." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, comparative prompt, alternative)

## What the models said about Gitea

- ""For a fresh install in May 2026, I would not pick Gitea"" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Self-Hosted Gitea / Forgejo ... these have had significant security issues" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Smaller platforms can be riskier due to less mature security practices" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "For a company on a tight budget, the best all‑around choice is Gitea (self‑hosted)." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Prioritize self-hosted/open options like Forgejo, Gitea, or Codeberg for privacy" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, first choice)
- "self-hosted open-source options such as Forgejo or Gitea" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.