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Category directory

Browse AI categories and the company hubs inside them

Track 17 active category hubs across 263 independent AI companies. Use this page to choose the right slice of the market before you open company pages or the full category signals.

AI Infrastructure and Foundation Models currently sit near the top of the category index by package demand. Use the directory to choose the right category hub first, then open company pages or the full category signals.

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Each hub gives you leading companies, current signals, and the full company list for that slice of the market.

AI Infrastructure

83 companies2.2B downloads/mo

Start with Hugging Face, Pydantic (Samuel Colvin), and Weaviate.

Foundation Models

18 companies856.8M downloads/mo

Start with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral AI.

Developer Tools

12 companies599.0M downloads/mo

Start with LangChain, LiteLLM, and Ollama.

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AI Infrastructure

Downloads / mo
2.2B
Total Funding
$48.3B
Company pages83
HN mentions1.9K
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83 company pagesOpen category hub →
View AI Infrastructure category

Foundation Models

Downloads / mo
856.8M
Total Funding
$280.4B
Company pages18
HN mentions14.8K
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18 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Foundation Models category

Developer Tools

Downloads / mo
599.0M
Total Funding
$82M
Company pages12
HN mentions1.0K
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12 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Developer Tools category

AI Search

Downloads / mo
42.8M
Total Funding
$2.8B
Company pages14
HN mentions528
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14 company pagesOpen category hub →
View AI Search category

Audio & Speech

Downloads / mo
14.5M
Total Funding
$388M
Company pages13
HN mentions94
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13 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Audio & Speech category

Image Generation

Downloads / mo
11.6M
Total Funding
$635M
Company pages7
HN mentions144
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7 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Image Generation category

AI Agents

Downloads / mo
10.9M
Total Funding
$2.8B
Company pages32
HN mentions358
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32 company pagesOpen category hub →
View AI Agents category

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Downloads / mo
9.4M
Total Funding
$333M
Company pages6
HN mentions69
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6 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Transcription category

Conversational AI

Downloads / mo
5.9M
Total Funding
$1.4B
Company pages15
HN mentions161
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15 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Conversational AI category

Code Generation

Downloads / mo
2.1M
Total Funding
$6.5B
Company pages22
HN mentions9.0K
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22 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Code Generation category

Translation

Downloads / mo
1.5M
Total Funding
$492M
Company pages5
HN mentions491
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5 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Translation category

Social Media AI

Downloads / mo
1.1M
Total Funding
$135M
Company pages3
HN mentions23
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3 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Social Media AI category

Video Generation

Downloads / mo
961.2K
Total Funding
$1.1B
Company pages14
HN mentions75
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14 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Video Generation category

Content Writing

Downloads / mo
35.2K
Total Funding
$644M
Company pages7
HN mentions94
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7 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Content Writing category

AI Robotics

Downloads / mo
17.3K
Total Funding
$3.7B
Company pages9
HN mentions20
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9 company pagesOpen category hub →
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Video Editing

Companies
7
Total Funding
$164M
Company pages7
HN mentions21
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7 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Video Editing category

Creative Tools

Companies
6
Total Funding
$629M
Company pages6
HN mentions46
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6 company pagesOpen category hub →
View Creative Tools category