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VS Code Marketplace

Monthly figures for AI coding extensions on the VS Code Marketplace — GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Gemini — covering installs and update downloads, each against non-AI controls, plus how many extensions the Marketplace lists in its AI category and a derived AI share. History before July 2026 is reconstructed from archived Marketplace pages.

cadence · monthly 59 series updated 21 Oct 2026 marketplace.visualstudio.com ↗
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GitHub Copilot

74.7M +25.8M yr as of Sep 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M70.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Update downloads

These are update downloads, not users — one user downloads many updates. We started to count on 2026-07-19.

GitHub Copilot

580M +642k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M600M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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GitHub Copilot Chat

653M +5.2M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M600M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Claude Code for VS Code

607M +182M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M600M700M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Codex (OpenAI)

240M +67.0M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
050.0M100M150M200M250M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Tabnine

142M +31.2k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M120M140M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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BLACKBOX AI

64.2M +27.8k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Gemini Code Assist

41.0M +3.4M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Cline

73.5M +10.0M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Windsurf (Codeium)

20.6M +9.8k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Continue

17.3M +236k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M16.0M18.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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CodeGPT

25.7M +1.8M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Roo Code

24.6M +53.5k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Amazon Q

18.2M +601k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M16.0M18.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Kilo Code

24.0M +3.3M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Sourcegraph Cody

9.9M +21.7k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Augment

6.3M +137k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Gemini CLI Companion

1.0M +2.5k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Bito AI Code Reviews

5.5M +60.2k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Qodo (Codium)

10.6M +77.0k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Supermaven

594k +163 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100k200k300k400k500k600k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Qwen Code Companion

3.4M +815k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M3.5M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Amp (Sourcegraph)

4.6M 0 2 mo as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Installs

Each user counts once. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.

GitHub Copilot Chat

78.5M +38.5M yr as of Sep 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Claude Code for VS Code

26.6M +25.9M yr as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Codex (OpenAI)

14.9M +14.3M yr as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M16.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Tabnine

9.6M +418k yr as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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BLACKBOX AI

5.4M +947k yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Gemini Code Assist

5.4M +3.9M yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Cline

5.5M +3.1M yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Windsurf (Codeium)

4.0M +922k yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Continue

4.2M +2.7M yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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CodeGPT

2.5M +475k yr as of Sep 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Roo Code

2.0M +1.2M yr as of Sep 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Amazon Q

1.9M +790k yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Kilo Code

1.6M +1.2M yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M1.2M1.4M1.6M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Sourcegraph Cody

892k +164k yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Augment

779k +243k yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Gemini CLI Companion

1.1M +1.0M yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Bito AI Code Reviews

951k +42.6k yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Qodo (Codium)

907k +216k yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Supermaven

417k +104k yr as of Sep 2026
0100k200k300k400k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Qwen Code Companion

369k +359k yr as of Sep 2026
0100k200k300k400k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Amp (Sourcegraph)

109k +69.8k yr as of Sep 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Installs — non-AI controls

Non-AI controls, for scale. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.

Python

239M +57.0M yr as of Sep 2026
050.0M100M150M200M250M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Prettier

71.9M +11.3M yr as of Sep 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M70.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Jupyter

110M +14.8M yr as of Sep 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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C/C++

105M +18.3M yr as of Sep 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Update downloads — non-AI controls

Non-AI controls, for scale. These are update downloads, not users. We started to count on 2026-07-19.

Python

1.2B +6.9M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0200M400M600M800M1.0B1.2B20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Prettier

233M +856k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
050.0M100M150M200M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Jupyter

497M +834k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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C/C++

516M +25.3M 2 mo as of Sep 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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AI extensions listed

AI-category extensions listed

4.6k +828 2 mo as of Sep 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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How many extensions the Marketplace lists in its "AI" category today. We started to count them on 2026-07-21, and the count falls when a publisher removes one.

All extensions listed — control

All extensions listed (control)

146k +7.5k 2 mo as of Sep 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k120k140k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Every extension for VS Code — the control, and the number we divide the AI count by. We started to count on 2026-07-21.

AI share of the catalogue

AI share of the catalogue derived

3.1% +15.9% 2 mo as of Sep 2026
00.511.522.533.520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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AI-category extensions divided by all extensions, as a percent.

New extensions listed per month

⚠ We count each extension in the month it appeared, even if it joined the AI category later. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.

AI category

441 +350.0% yr as of Sep 2026
010020030040020162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Debuggers category (control)

126 +110.0% yr as of Sep 2026
02040608010012014020162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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Extensions listed, cumulative

⚠ These lines add up the monthly counts from the “New extensions listed per month” charts, so they only rise. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.

AI category derived

4.6k +3.4k yr as of Sep 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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The running total of the new extensions each month.

Debuggers category (control) derived

2.9k +1.2k yr as of Sep 2026
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-6 Astra
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The running total of the new extensions each month.

Figures

VS Code Marketplace: latest figure, change, range and coverage of each series
SeriesLatestChangeMinMaxCoverage
GitHub Copilot74.7M+25.8M yr29774.7MJun 2021 — Sep 2026
GitHub Copilot580M+642k 2 mo579M580MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
GitHub Copilot Chat78.5M+38.5M yr9.1k78.5MMay 2023 — Sep 2026
GitHub Copilot Chat653M+5.2M 2 mo648M653MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Claude Code for VS Code26.6M+25.9M yr4.4k26.6MJun 2025 — Sep 2026
Claude Code for VS Code607M+182M 2 mo424M607MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Codex (OpenAI)14.9M+14.3M yr1.6k14.9MMar 2025 — Sep 2026
Codex (OpenAI)240M+67.0M 2 mo173M240MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Tabnine9.6M+418k yr63.1k9.6MAug 2019 — Sep 2026
Tabnine142M+31.2k 2 mo142M142MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
BLACKBOX AI5.4M+947k yr2.9k5.4MSep 2022 — Sep 2026
BLACKBOX AI64.2M+27.8k 2 mo64.1M64.2MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Gemini Code Assist5.4M+3.9M yr60.3k5.4MDec 2024 — Sep 2026
Gemini Code Assist41.0M+3.4M 2 mo37.5M41.0MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Cline5.5M+3.1M yr8965.5MJul 2024 — Sep 2026
Cline73.5M+10.0M 2 mo63.5M73.5MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)4.0M+922k yr5094.0MDec 2022 — Sep 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)20.6M+9.8k 2 mo20.6M20.6MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Continue4.2M+2.7M yr3194.2MJul 2023 — Sep 2026
Continue17.3M+236k 2 mo17.1M17.3MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
CodeGPT2.5M+475k yr22.5MDec 2022 — Sep 2026
CodeGPT25.7M+1.8M 2 mo24.0M25.7MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Roo Code2.0M+1.2M yr1482.0MDec 2024 — Sep 2026
Roo Code24.6M+53.5k 2 mo24.5M24.6MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Amazon Q1.9M+790k yr271.9MApr 2024 — Sep 2026
Amazon Q18.2M+601k 2 mo17.6M18.2MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Kilo Code1.6M+1.2M yr611.6MMar 2025 — Sep 2026
Kilo Code24.0M+3.3M 2 mo20.7M24.0MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Sourcegraph Cody892k+164k yr289892kMar 2023 — Sep 2026
Sourcegraph Cody9.9M+21.7k 2 mo9.8M9.9MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Augment779k+243k yr397779kFeb 2024 — Sep 2026
Augment6.3M+137k 2 mo6.1M6.3MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Python239M+57.0M yr6.0M239MFeb 2019 — Sep 2026
Python1.2B+6.9M 2 mo1.2B1.2BJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Prettier71.9M+11.3M yr1.5M71.9MFeb 2019 — Sep 2026
Prettier233M+856k 2 mo232M233MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Gemini CLI Companion1.1M+1.0M yr6.4k1.1MAug 2025 — Sep 2026
Gemini CLI Companion1.0M+2.5k 2 mo1.0M1.0MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews951k+42.6k yr80951kSep 2022 — Sep 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews5.5M+60.2k 2 mo5.4M5.5MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Qodo (Codium)907k+216k yr293907kJan 2023 — Sep 2026
Qodo (Codium)10.6M+77.0k 2 mo10.6M10.6MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Supermaven417k+104k yr117417kFeb 2024 — Sep 2026
Supermaven594k+163 2 mo594k594kJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Qwen Code Companion369k+359k yr3.8k369kAug 2025 — Sep 2026
Qwen Code Companion3.4M+815k 2 mo2.5M3.4MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph)109k+69.8k yr198109kApr 2025 — Sep 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph)4.6M0 2 mo4.6M4.6MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
Jupyter110M+14.8M yr1.8M110MNov 2020 — Sep 2026
Jupyter497M+834k 2 mo496M497MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
C/C++105M+18.3M yr6.4M105MAug 2019 — Sep 2026
C/C++516M+25.3M 2 mo490M516MJul 2026 — Sep 2026
AI-category extensions listed4.6k+828 2 mo3.7k4.6kJul 2026 — Sep 2026
All extensions listed (control)146k+7.5k 2 mo138k146kJul 2026 — Sep 2026
AI share of the catalogue3.1%+15.9% 2 mo2.7%3.1%Jul 2026 — Sep 2026
AI category441+350.0% yr0441Nov 2015 — Sep 2026
AI category4.6k+3.4k yr14.6kNov 2015 — Sep 2026
Debuggers category (control)126+110.0% yr1140Oct 2015 — Sep 2026
Debuggers category (control)2.9k+1.2k yr12.9kOct 2015 — Sep 2026
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