AI coding agents — AI data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Developer Survey 2026

Question

Have you used any of the following coding agents or assistants in the past year? Do you want to use any of the following in the next 6 months?

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
Claude Code	8,030	65.5%
GitHub Copilot	7,196	58.7%
OpenAI Codex	3,620	29.5%
Cursor	3,127	25.5%
Google Antigravity	1,956	16.0%
Gemini Code Assist	1,789	14.6%
Open Code	1,662	13.6%
JetBrains AI	1,569	12.8%
Windsurf	796	6.5%
Warp	641	5.2%
Cline	551	4.5%
Pi	535	4.4%
Amazon Q Developer	476	3.9%
Continue	466	3.8%
Mistral Vibe	393	3.2%
Kilo Code	392	3.2%
Devin	360	2.9%
Google Jules	307	2.5%
Replit Agent	285	2.3%
Tabnine	257	2.1%
Aider	256	2.1%
Codium (Qodo)	206	1.7%
BLACKBOX AI	202	1.6%
Supermaven	158	1.3%
Trae	154	1.3%
Augment Code	145	1.2%
Sourcegraph Cody	114	0.9%
Emdash	85	0.7%
Approxima	69	0.6%
ECA	68	0.6%
Sweep	68	0.6%
Kavia AI	63	0.5%
Syntropy	63	0.5%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “AI coding agents”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/ai/data/ai-code-agent

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      "count": 145,
      "pct": 0.012
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      "count": 114,
      "pct": 0.009
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      "count": 85,
      "pct": 0.007
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      "count": 69,
      "pct": 0.006
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      "count": 68,
      "pct": 0.006
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      "count": 68,
      "pct": 0.006
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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Claude Code | 8,030 | 65.5% |
| GitHub Copilot | 7,196 | 58.7% |
| OpenAI Codex | 3,620 | 29.5% |
| Cursor | 3,127 | 25.5% |
| Google Antigravity | 1,956 | 16.0% |
| Gemini Code Assist | 1,789 | 14.6% |
| Open Code | 1,662 | 13.6% |
| JetBrains AI | 1,569 | 12.8% |
| Windsurf | 796 | 6.5% |
| Warp | 641 | 5.2% |
| Cline | 551 | 4.5% |
| Pi | 535 | 4.4% |
| Amazon Q Developer | 476 | 3.9% |
| Continue | 466 | 3.8% |
| Mistral Vibe | 393 | 3.2% |
| Kilo Code | 392 | 3.2% |
| Devin | 360 | 2.9% |
| Google Jules | 307 | 2.5% |
| Replit Agent | 285 | 2.3% |
| Tabnine | 257 | 2.1% |
| Aider | 256 | 2.1% |
| Codium (Qodo) | 206 | 1.7% |
| BLACKBOX AI | 202 | 1.6% |
| Supermaven | 158 | 1.3% |
| Trae | 154 | 1.3% |
| Augment Code | 145 | 1.2% |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 114 | 0.9% |
| Emdash | 85 | 0.7% |
| Approxima | 69 | 0.6% |
| ECA | 68 | 0.6% |
| Sweep | 68 | 0.6% |
| Kavia AI | 63 | 0.5% |
| Syntropy | 63 | 0.5% |

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