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Hacker News mentions decreased 50% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
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19 company pages · updated May 29, 2026
Code Generation: 2.4M/30d downloads and 3.4K public importing repos across 19 company pages.
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All research in this category →Hacker News mentions decreased 50% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
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As of May 18
Cline
Hacker News mentions increased 35.7% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
As of May 18
Poolside
Hacker News mentions increased 366.7% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Overview
Aider: Hacker News mentions decreased 50% over the last 30 days. Bolt is another strong current data point in the category.
Trend charts start at May 22, 2026 when historical category data is available.
Trends
Historical Hacker News discussion recorded for this category over time.
HN Mentions grew from 1,603 to 6,907 (+330.9%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Algolia HN Search API | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | 1,603 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 8,513 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 8,241 |
| May 17, 2026 | 7,028 |
| May 22, 2026 | 6,907 |
Cumulative disclosed funding raised by companies in this category over time.
Total Funding grew from $3.2B to $6.5B (+99.9%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Public records | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | funding |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | $3.2B |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $6.5B |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $6.5B |
| May 17, 2026 | $6.5B |
| May 22, 2026 | $6.5B |
Company pages
Company pages with current public data in this category. The full table shows each metric.
#1 of 19 in Code Generation
AI-powered web app builder. Build full-stack apps from natural language.
Bolt: 476.6K/30d downloads; 1.5K importing repositories.
Cline: 346.3K/30d downloads; 811 importing repositories.
Aider: 903.4K/30d downloads; 1 importing repositories.
#4 of 19 in Code Generation
Cloud IDE with AI code generation. Ghostwriter writes code as you type.
Replit: 99.1K/30d downloads; 1.1K importing repositories.
CodeSandbox: 123.4K/30d downloads.
#6 of 19 in Code Generation
Code interpreter that runs locally. Execute code with AI assistance.
Open Interpreter: 217.9K/30d downloads; 7 importing repositories.
#7 of 19 in Code Generation
Enterprise AI code assistant with deep codebase understanding
Augment Code: 157.7K/30d downloads.
Qodo: 34.4K/30d downloads.
#9 of 19 in Code Generation
Open-source AI code completion. VS Code extension for pair programming.
Continue.dev: 29.1K/30d downloads; 1 importing repositories.
Codeium: 7.2K/30d downloads.
Category data
Default sort shows category position inside Code Generation. The availability row shows how many company pages currently have each metric. Unavailable means no public data is shown for that company metric.
Metric availability
Company pages with data shown
| Bolt AI-powered web app builder. Build full-stack apps from natural language. | #1 | 50 | 476.6K | 1.5K | 0 | $963M |
| Cline AI coding assistant with full codebase understanding. | #2 | 48 | 346.3K | 811 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Aider AI pair programmer. Command-line tool for code editing. | #3 | 44 | 903.4K | 1 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Replit Cloud IDE with AI code generation. Ghostwriter writes code as you type. | #4 | 37 | 99.1K | 1.1K | 2 | $202M |
| CodeSandbox Cloud development platform with AI-assisted code editing | #5 | 34 | 123.4K | 0 | 0 | $15M |
| Open Interpreter Code interpreter that runs locally. Execute code with AI assistance. | #6 | 34 | 217.9K | 7 | 0 | $5M |
| Augment Code Enterprise AI code assistant with deep codebase understanding | #7 | 31 | 157.7K | 0 | 0 | $252M |
| Qodo AI-powered code testing and quality platform for developers | #8 | 29 | 34.4K | 0 | 0 | $51M |
| Continue.dev Open-source AI code completion. VS Code extension for pair programming. | #9 | 24 | 29.1K | 1 | 0 | $11M |
| Codeium Free AI code completion. Copilot alternative for developers. | #10 | 19 | 7.2K | 0 | 0 | $248M |
| Poolside AI-native code generation using reinforcement learning | #11 | 18 | 136 | 0 | 0 | $626M |
| Supermaven Fast AI code completion with large context window | #12 | 10 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $12M |
| CodeRabbit AI-powered code review tool for pull requests | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $19M |
| Cursor AI-native code editor. Built for pair programming with AI. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $3.4B |
| GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer and the most widely used AI coding assistant | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 17 | Unavailable |
| Lovable AI-powered full-stack app builder from natural language prompts | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 1 | $63M |
| Magic AI AI code generation company developing autonomous software agents | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $145M |
| Tabnine Enterprise AI code completion. First to market with autocomplete. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $43M |
| Windsurf AI-powered code editor. Built for pair programming with AI. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $243M |
Rows link to company pages. Methodology explains downloads, public code usage, hiring, and funding.
Questions
Current company pages in Code Generation include Bolt (#1 of 19 in Code Generation), Cline (#2 of 19 in Code Generation), and Aider (#3 of 19 in Code Generation). Company pages include downloads, code usage, hiring, and funding data.
Across 19 company pages, current public data shows 2.4M package downloads per month, 549 known dependents, 3.4K public importing repos, and 20 recent hiring mentions. Data availability varies by company, so detail pages show what is present for each one.
Code Generation AI companies disclose $6.3B in combined funding across 16 companies with known rounds.
The current data includes 6.8K Hacker News mentions across 17 companies in Code Generation. Discussion is context, not the lead metric.
Notable data points: Aider shows the most downloads, Bolt shows the most code usage, and GitHub Copilot shows the most hiring visibility. The full table shows whether the category is concentrated or broad.
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