GitHub vs Gitea
Thirteen of fourteen models named GitHub first on the direct prompt; zero named Gitea. GitHub was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Gitea by thirteen and GitHub carries 83 labels and Gitea 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the source control hosting page.
By framing
GitHubFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitea
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GitHub and Gitea were named in the same answer seventy-one times, of the 270 answers naming GitHub and the 72 naming Gitea. In those answers Gitea took the first choice five times and GitHub forty-one.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
GitHub Gitea first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GitHub on the left and Gitea on the right.The direct prompt
GitHub first, Gitea not the choice
13 of 14 modelsGitea was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
What the models said about GitHub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“GitHub - due to controversies” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“have all experienced security breaches, credential leaks, and supply chain attacks in recent years... require careful configuration and security practices to mitigate risks” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“GitHub, especially if you need enterprise self-hosting: In May 2026, GitHub disclosed a compromise... it isn't by itself a reason to avoid GitHub.com.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“The most popular and commonly used cloud-based Git platform with a user-friendly and intuitive UI and is widely regarded as the go-to platform for collaborative software development.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with a pilot of GitHub Enterprise Server or GitLab Self-Managed, as both offer the best balance of enterprise features and developer experience” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“GitHub Enterprise | Best-in-class developer experience, massive open-source ecosystem, superior AI (Copilot), industry standard for talent.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Gitea
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“"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
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.