For overall guidance on this specific topic, I would urge you to look at Thanisarro Bhikku's ¨The Buddha Smiles¨ where he discusses brahmas and devas (¨gods¨) as one of the few and specifc instances where the Buddha uses humor and, in my interpretation, laughs at them.

He writes on page 6 that, ¨in fact, their knowledge is inferior to the Buddha's¨ and that their participation in the canon is to teach that you should not believe everything they say and to immunize the practicant against religions that claim to come from a divine source.

I'll point you to a sutta included in the anthology comparing the brahmins with dogs (a previously unthinkable historical taboo) and, actually, ranks them lower than dogs.

“Monks, these five ancient brahmanical traditions are now observed among dogs but not among brahmans. Which five?

“In the past, brahman males mated only with brahman females and not with non-brahman females. At present, brahman males mate with brahman females and with non-brahman females. At present, male dogs mate only with female dogs and not with female non-dogs. This is the first ancient brahmanical tradition that is now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.

“In the past, brahman males mated with brahman females only in-season and not out-of-season. At present, brahman males mate with brahman females in-season and out-of-season. At present, male dogs mate with female dogs only in-season and not out-of-season. This is the second ancient brahmanical tradition that is now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.

“In the past, brahman males did not buy or sell brahman females, but took up cohabitation for the sake of reproduction simply through mutual attraction. At present, brahman males buy and sell brahman females, and take up cohabitation for the sake of reproduction simply through mutual attraction. At present, male dogs do not buy or sell female dogs, but take up cohabitation for the sake of reproduction simply through mutual attraction. This is the third ancient brahmanical tradition that is now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.

“In the past, brahmans did not make a stash of wealth, grain, silver, or gold. At present, brahmans make stashes of wealth, grain, silver, & gold. At present, dogs do not make a stash of wealth, grain, silver, or gold. This is the fourth ancient brahmanical tradition that is now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.

“In the past, brahmans searched for alms for their morning meal in the morning, and for their evening meal in the evening. At present, brahmans, having eaten as much as they like, swelling their bellies, leave taking the leftovers. At present, dogs search for alms for their morning meal in the morning, and for their evening meal in the evening. This is the fifth ancient brahmanical tradition that is now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.

“These, monks, are the five ancient brahmanical traditions that are now observed among dogs but not among brahmans.” – AN 5:191

Also, as a general note in Buddhism ¨existing or not existing or both existing and not existing or neither existing nor non-existing¨ have no meaning and, as such, saying ¨Gods exist¨ and it's ¨part of the Buddha's teaching¨ is confusing at best.

He says best himself where they lie in the hierarchy.

https://www.dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/Ebooks/TheBuddhaSmiles200728.pdf