Open VSX
Monthly downloads for AI coding extensions on Open VSX, the registry the VS Code forks use — Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Gitpod — with non-AI controls, how many extensions the registry lists in its AI category, and a derived AI share.
Claude Code for VS Code
36.1M +36.1M 10 mo as of Jul 2026
Downloads
One user counts many times. ⚠ Before 2026-07-21 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.
Codex (OpenAI)
9.8M +9.8M yr as of Jul 2026
Cline
5.5M +4.5M 10 mo as of Jul 2026
Gemini Code Assist
3.5M +3.3M yr as of Jul 2026
Kilo Code
3.2M +2.9M 7 mo as of Jul 2026
Amazon Q
1.9M +1.9M 2.0 yr as of Jul 2026
Roo Code
1.9M +1.5M yr as of Jul 2026
Continue
1.5M +1.1M 14 mo as of Jul 2026
Tabnine
593k +123k 7 mo as of Jul 2026
Qwen Code Companion
615k +578k 5 mo as of Jul 2026
Sourcegraph Cody
382k +165k yr as of Jul 2026
Qodo (Codium)
306k +202k yr as of Jul 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)
291k +101k 14 mo as of Jul 2026
CodeGPT
130k +121k 2.6 yr as of Jul 2026
Supermaven
23.7k +4.0k 3 mo as of Jul 2026
Downloads — non-AI controls
Non-AI controls, for scale. ⚠ Before 2026-07-21 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.
Python
54.2M +46.8M yr as of Jul 2026
clangd (C/C++)
26.8M +25.9M 10 mo as of Jul 2026
Jupyter
9.0M +4.1M 6 mo as of Jul 2026
Prettier
8.4M +6.2M yr as of Jul 2026
snapshots · collecting daily
These start accruing from first fetch — a curve builds over the coming days.
BLACKBOX AI 87.0k downloads · since Jul 2026
Augment 62.9k downloads · since Jul 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews 23.5k downloads · since Jul 2026
AI-category extensions listed 975 extensions · since Jul 2026
All extensions listed (control) 16.4k extensions · since Jul 2026
Debuggers-category extensions (control) 674 extensions · since Jul 2026
Figures
| Series | Latest | Change | Min | Max | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code for VS Code | 36.1M | +36.1M 10 mo | 60.6k | 36.1M | Sep 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Codex (OpenAI) | 9.8M | +9.8M yr | 423 | 9.8M | Aug 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Cline | 5.5M | +4.5M 10 mo | 1.0M | 5.5M | Sep 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Gemini Code Assist | 3.5M | +3.3M yr | 73.1k | 3.5M | Apr 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Kilo Code | 3.2M | +2.9M 7 mo | 288k | 3.2M | Dec 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Amazon Q | 1.9M | +1.9M 2.0 yr | 7.2k | 1.9M | Jul 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Roo Code | 1.9M | +1.5M yr | 385k | 1.9M | Jul 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Continue | 1.5M | +1.1M 14 mo | 969 | 1.5M | Sep 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Tabnine | 593k | +123k 7 mo | 29.0k | 593k | Mar 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| Qwen Code Companion | 615k | +578k 5 mo | 36.8k | 615k | Feb 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 382k | +165k yr | 2.8k | 382k | Oct 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Qodo (Codium) | 306k | +202k yr | 2.7k | 306k | Oct 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Windsurf (Codeium) | 291k | +101k 14 mo | 8.4k | 291k | Oct 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| CodeGPT | 130k | +121k 2.6 yr | 6.1k | 130k | Sep 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| BLACKBOX AI | 85.1k | — | 85.1k | 85.1k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Augment | 62.0k | — | 62.0k | 62.0k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Supermaven | 23.7k | +4.0k 3 mo | 152 | 23.7k | Jul 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Bito AI Code Reviews | 22.8k | — | 22.8k | 22.8k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Python | 54.2M | +46.8M yr | 1.8M | 54.2M | Oct 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| clangd (C/C++) | 26.8M | +25.9M 10 mo | 66.6k | 26.8M | Sep 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| Jupyter | 9.0M | +4.1M 6 mo | 5.0M | 9.0M | Jan 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Prettier | 8.4M | +6.2M yr | 213k | 8.4M | Jul 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| AI-category extensions listed | 955 | — | 955 | 955 | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| All extensions listed (control) | 16.2k | — | 16.2k | 16.2k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Debuggers-category extensions (control) | 666 | — | 666 | 666 | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| AI share of the registry | 5.9% | — | 5.9% | 5.9% | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |