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Brand report · July 2026

Gitea Gitea: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about code hosting & collaboration, Gitea ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 13 in Code Hosting & Collaboration .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Gitea

Budget fallback, not a first choice anyone reaches for.

Where it wins. Gitea surfaces in 18% of AI recommendations, holding rank 6 of 15, and it dominates budget and alternatives conversations where price-sensitive buyers are actively comparing options.

Where it loses. A first-pick rate of 2.8% signals that AI models rarely lead with Gitea unprompted. It is absent from startup, enterprise, feature, and use-case prompts, meaning it only appears when the question is already about cost or escape routes.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

On message

How Gitea positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Gitea claims Code Hosting & Collaboration and the models back it: #6 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Private, Fast, Reliable DevOps Platform"

What AI actually says
In Code Hosting & Collaboration #6 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · July 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Code Hosting & Collaboration · #6 of 15

13 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
18%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
3%
first pick
4%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
13
Claude
7
Gemini
20
Prompt themes Gitea would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Gitea. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Budget & alternatives
7/9 · #1×2

Gaps Use-case fit · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors
Forgejo
85%
GitLab
69%
SourceHut
69%
Radicle
69%
Codeberg
54%
GitHub
46%

Share of Gitea's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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