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
44.6M +44.6M yr as of Aug 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)
11.2M +11.2M yr as of Aug 2026
Cline
6.3M +5.3M yr as of Aug 2026
Gemini Code Assist
3.8M +3.6M yr as of Aug 2026
Kilo Code
3.7M +3.4M 8 mo as of Aug 2026
Amazon Q
2.0M +103k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
Roo Code
1.9M +1.6M yr as of Aug 2026
Continue
1.6M +1.2M 15 mo as of Aug 2026
Tabnine
597k +127k 8 mo as of Aug 2026
Qwen Code Companion
706k +670k 6 mo as of Aug 2026
Sourcegraph Cody
392k +175k yr as of Aug 2026
Qodo (Codium)
310k +207k yr as of Aug 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)
300k +110k 15 mo as of Aug 2026
CodeGPT
151k +20.7k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
BLACKBOX AI
90.1k +5.0k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
Augment
64.4k +2.4k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
Supermaven
24.5k +4.8k 4 mo as of Aug 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews
24.2k +1.4k 1 mo as of Aug 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
56.8M +49.4M yr as of Aug 2026
clangd (C/C++)
28.7M +27.8M yr as of Aug 2026
Jupyter
9.7M +4.7M 7 mo as of Aug 2026
Prettier
8.9M +6.6M yr as of Aug 2026
AI extensions listed
AI-category extensions listed
1.1k +127 1 mo as of Aug 2026
All extensions listed — control
All extensions listed (control)
17.2k +997 1 mo as of Aug 2026
Debuggers-category extensions (control)
700 +34 1 mo as of Aug 2026
AI share of the registry
AI share of the registry derived
6.3% +6.7% 1 mo as of Aug 2026
Figures
| Series | Latest | Change | Min | Max | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code for VS Code | 44.6M | +44.6M yr | 60.6k | 44.6M | Sep 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Codex (OpenAI) | 11.2M | +11.2M yr | 423 | 11.2M | Aug 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Cline | 6.3M | +5.3M yr | 1.0M | 6.3M | Sep 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Gemini Code Assist | 3.8M | +3.6M yr | 73.1k | 3.8M | Apr 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Kilo Code | 3.7M | +3.4M 8 mo | 288k | 3.7M | Dec 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Amazon Q | 2.0M | +103k 1 mo | 7.2k | 2.0M | Jul 2024 — Aug 2026 |
| Roo Code | 1.9M | +1.6M yr | 385k | 1.9M | Jul 2025 — Aug 2026 |
| Continue | 1.6M | +1.2M 15 mo | 969 | 1.6M | Sep 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| Tabnine | 597k | +127k 8 mo | 29.0k | 597k | Mar 2022 — Aug 2026 |
| Qwen Code Companion | 706k | +670k 6 mo | 36.8k | 706k | Feb 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 392k | +175k yr | 2.8k | 392k | Oct 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| Qodo (Codium) | 310k | +207k yr | 2.7k | 310k | Oct 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| Windsurf (Codeium) | 300k | +110k 15 mo | 8.4k | 300k | Oct 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| CodeGPT | 151k | +20.7k 1 mo | 6.1k | 151k | Sep 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| BLACKBOX AI | 90.1k | +5.0k 1 mo | 85.1k | 90.1k | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Augment | 64.4k | +2.4k 1 mo | 62.0k | 64.4k | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Supermaven | 24.5k | +4.8k 4 mo | 152 | 24.5k | Jul 2024 — Aug 2026 |
| Bito AI Code Reviews | 24.2k | +1.4k 1 mo | 22.8k | 24.2k | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Python | 56.8M | +49.4M yr | 1.8M | 56.8M | Oct 2023 — Aug 2026 |
| clangd (C/C++) | 28.7M | +27.8M yr | 66.6k | 28.7M | Sep 2022 — Aug 2026 |
| Jupyter | 9.7M | +4.7M 7 mo | 5.0M | 9.7M | Jan 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Prettier | 8.9M | +6.6M yr | 213k | 8.9M | Jul 2022 — Aug 2026 |
| AI-category extensions listed | 1.1k | +127 1 mo | 955 | 1.1k | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| All extensions listed (control) | 17.2k | +997 1 mo | 16.2k | 17.2k | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| Debuggers-category extensions (control) | 700 | +34 1 mo | 666 | 700 | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |
| AI share of the registry | 6.3% | +6.7% 1 mo | 5.9% | 6.3% | Jul 2026 — Aug 2026 |