{"slug":"spotless","name":"Spotless","domain":"github.com","verdict":"As of 2026-08-23, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok collectively rank Spotless #4 of 8 for code formatter. Source: https://modelsagree.com/product/spotless (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","best_rank":4,"categories":1,"entries":[{"slug":"best-code-formatter","title":"Best code formatter","rank":4,"of":8,"score":5,"appearances":2,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":4,"Grok":3},"reason":"Mature build-system-native compositor (Gradle/Maven primary) that cleanly wraps best-of-breed formatters (Prettier, clang-format, Black, ktlint, google-java-format, etc.) across dozens of languages with incremental/git-ratchet intelligence, license-header handling, and idempotency safeguards—highest real-world value when the project already lives in a JVM build","reasons":[{"model":"Grok","reason":"Mature build-system-native compositor (Gradle/Maven primary) that cleanly wraps best-of-breed formatters (Prettier, clang-format, Black, ktlint, google-java-format, etc.) across dozens of languages with incremental/git-ratchet intelligence, license-header handling, and idempotency safeguards—highest real-world value when the project already lives in a JVM build"},{"model":"ChatGPT","reason":"Exceptionally capable for large mixed-language repositories built around Gradle or Maven: provides one enforcement layer while delegating to proven formatters including google-java-format, ktfmt, scalafmt, clang-format, Black, Prettier, Biome and others, plus useful capabilities such as formatting ratchets, license headers, exclusions, and custom transformations. ([GitHub][4])"}],"fixes":[{"model":"ChatGPT","fix":"Its Gradle/Maven and JVM-centric operating model is unnecessary friction for polyglot repositories that are not already anchored in the Java build ecosystem."},{"model":"Grok","fix":"Fundamentally a build plugin rather than a lightweight standalone CLI; overhead and configuration surface make it overkill or awkward for non"}],"updated":"2026-08-23","rank_history":{"days":["2026-08-22","2026-08-23"],"ranks":[5,4]},"api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-code-formatter.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/spotless","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=Spotless","updated":"2026-09-09T13:07:58.066Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}