# OpenTofu: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 49 judge labels across 1 categories by 12 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/opentofu/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure as code | 39% | 2 | 0% | 49 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you require strict open-source guarantees (OSI-approved), consider OpenTofu, which is an established community-led fork of Terraform under the MPL 2.0 license." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, IaC)
- "OpenTofu | Seamless migration from old Terraform, open-source MPL 2.0 license, and fast-paced community innovation." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IaC)
- "the best infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool is OpenTofu (or Terraform), specifically when self-hosted" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, IaC)
- "If you want a single practical default, I’d pick OpenTofu for a mid-sized B2B company starting fresh" (Perplexity Sonar, IaC)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.