What AI coding tools are people actually relying on right now?
I’ve been using ChatGPT (5.2) for coding while working on a few portfolio projects, and it’s been helpful for debugging, reviewing code, and building features step by step. It’s also been useful for explaining things when I get stuck.
That said, I haven’t really tried other tools yet like Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Cursor, or Copilot.
For people who’ve actually used a few of these in real projects, I’m curious how they compare in practice.
Which ones do you find most useful for things like:
- debugging real issues in larger codebases
- reviewing or improving existing code
- building features or small projects faster
- working smoothly with VS Code or GitHub
Do you usually stick with one tool, or switch depending on what you’re doing?