General software development
N-iX appears in every answer to the general CEE question.
48 of 48 answers include N-iX when asked for software companies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Read the question and examples →Ukrainian IT · AI recommendations · 2026-10-12
What does AI tell buyers about Ukrainian IT companies?
We asked 4 AI models to recommend IT suppliers and assess outsourcing to Ukraine. This study brings together 240 answers in different languages.
One finding
AI recommends working with Ukraine — but tells buyers to check how work would continue during the war.
46 / 48
answers about outsourcing to Ukraine ask for a business continuity plan
The buyer questions we tested
“What are the best software development companies in Central and Eastern Europe?”“We have several generative AI pilots that never reached production. Which European software engineering companies have proven experience taking enterprise GenAI systems into production?”“We are a European automotive company. Which software engineering companies would you recommend for SDV, embedded software and AUTOSAR development?”“We’re considering outsourcing software development to Ukraine. Is it safe and reliable given the ongoing war? Which companies would you recommend, and why?”
See the answers for yourself
Try the viewer with a German answer and a Japanese answer. Read the originals, English translations and sources.
Explore two real answers →Generative AI projects
AI tells buyers to check whether a project really went live.
Some answers warn that suppliers describe pilots as production systems. Buyers are told to ask for client references.
Read the supporting answers →What does an audit add?
A chat is a useful first check. An audit makes the answers easier to compare and verify.
| A quick chat check | A company audit |
|---|---|
| A quick answer. | Repeated answers, to see what comes up again. |
| One model at a time. | The same questions across a chosen set of models. |
| One language at a time. | Languages chosen for the markets that matter to the business. |
| Search depends on the chat settings. | Answers with search available and with search off, shown separately. |
| Sources shown in the chat. | Search queries and returned pages, when the model provides them. |
| Answers saved and compared by hand. | Answers, sources, dates and settings kept together. |
In this study: 4 models; 3 answer rounds per question, model, language and search setting. All four questions used English and German. Automotive also used French and Japanese, with buyer location changing alongside language. A tailored audit can use a different set of models and languages.
These are API tests; chat apps may answer differently. See the test conditions and limits →
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How the study was done
Read the questions, models and limits. The complete company comparisons are available privately.
Independent research prototype. Not commissioned by or affiliated with any company named in this report.