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What AI-native makers build with, and what's rising.

Public counts on the tools behind coding agents and AI apps — pull requests, downloads, stars, prices — next to the 7,302 real products that use them, each with a source.

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7,302makers' products, each with a source593tools across 54 decisions5,945pull requests switching toolsWeeklyprices re-checked on vendors' pages

Rising fastest

The fastest risers in each group by public counts: pull requests on GitHub, package downloads. Direction, not market share.
What changed this week →
AI Coding AgentsOpenAI Codex3.4× PRs reviewedClaude Code2.0× PRs reviewedDevin1.1× PRs reviewed+ 17 more toolsAI Code EditorsCline8.4× downloads vs npmOpenAI Codex3.4× PRs reviewedCursor3.1× PRs reviewed+ 20 more toolsAI App BuildersGemini API4.9× downloads vs npmv0163.2k downloads a month on npmBase4420.8M downloads a month on npm+ 21 more toolsAI Code ReviewQodo4.5× PRs reviewedCursor3.1× PRs reviewedCodeRabbit2.9× PRs reviewed+ 10 more toolsLLM APIMistral AI6.8× downloads vs npmVertex AI5.7× downloads vs npmCerebras Inference API5.5× downloads vs npm+ 29 more toolsLLM Gateway & RoutingOpenRouter5.1× downloads vs npmCloudflare3.1× downloads vs npmPortkey+25% downloads vs npm+ 7 more toolsOpen Model Hosting & GPUsModal12.6× downloads vs npmCerebras Inference API5.5× downloads vs npmDeepInfra4.3× downloads vs npm+ 17 more toolsSpeech-to-Text & Text-to-SpeechKokoro+105% downloads vs npmDeepgram+81% downloads vs npmCartesia+80% downloads vs npm+ 7 more toolsAI SDK & Agent FrameworkOpenAI Agents SDK7.9× downloads vs npmCopilotKit3.3× downloads vs npmMastra3.2× downloads vs npm+ 22 more tools
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LLM Observability & EvalsPromptfoo4.3× downloads vs npmLaminar3× downloads vs npmArize Phoenix+172% downloads vs npm+ 23 more toolsCode Sandboxes for AgentsDaytona17× downloads vs npmModal12.6× downloads vs npmE2B4.9× downloads vs npm+ 4 more toolsBrowser Automation for AgentsClaude4.4× downloads vs npmHyperbrowser+62% downloads vs npmBrowserbase+20% downloads vs npm+ 11 more toolsSearch APIs for AIPerplexity API+177% downloads vs npmTavily+156% downloads vs npmExa+117% downloads vs npm+ 5 more toolsWeb Scraping for AIFirecrawl+100% downloads vs npmApify+26% downloads vs npmCrawlee+6% downloads vs npm+ 9 more toolsAuthenticationBetter Auth8× downloads vs npmWorkOS+103% downloads vs npmSupabase+91% downloads vs npm+ 17 more toolsDatabaseDuckDB4.5× downloads vs npmConvex4.5× downloads vs npmInstantDB+160% downloads vs npm+ 24 more toolsHostingCloudflare3.1× downloads vs npmVercel+142% downloads vs npmSST+33% downloads vs npm+ 18 more toolsUsage-Based BillingMetronome10.7× downloads vs npmAutumn7.9× downloads vs npmDodo Payments4.1× downloads vs npm+ 12 more tools

Lately

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Decision by decision

The 54 decisions behind an AI-native product, from the agent that writes the code to what the product runs on: what makers' products chose for each, and what it costs at a typical size.

Vibe coding

Making the product with AI — the coding agents and editors that write it, the builders that turn a prompt into an app, and what you add around them to review, test and keep several agents busy.
AI Coding Agents$8.00–$20/moWhere the agent runs, and whose models it is tied to.Claude Code1512GitHub Copilot200OpenAI Codex1451,521 products choseAI Code Editors$8.00–$20/moSwitch to an AI-first editor, or add AI to the editor you already use.Cursor687Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)47Zed32749 products choseAI App BuildersWhether you'll keep the code.Lovable75v042Bubble38248 products choseAI UI DesignDesign canvas or code.shadcn/ui477Magic Patterns521st.dev1432 products choseContext & Skills for Coding AgentsWhat the agent is missing.Chrome DevTools MCP26Context714Serena841 products choseParallel Agents & Spec-Driven WorkMore agents at once, or a better plan for each one.Conductor29OpenSpec18Superset864 products choseVoice DictationCloud or local, and subscription or one-time.Wispr Flow21Superwhisper220 products choseAI Code ReviewDedicated reviewer, review platform, or the one bundled with tools you already pay for.CodeRabbit100Graphite13cubic994 products choseAI TestingTests you own, or tests a service runs for you.Meticulous2Bugster1TestDriver14 products choseCode Editor & TerminalGeneral-purpose editor or language-specific IDE.Xcode176VS Code126JetBrains IDEs32344 products chose

Personal agents

Always-on agents that work for you across apps and the web, and where to run them.
Personal AI AgentsRun an open-source agent on a machine you control, or use one hosted by a model lab or a product company.OpenClaw92Manus5Hermes Agent495 products choseHosting for Personal AgentsManaged one-click instance, a sandbox you pay for by the minute, or a hosted no-code alternative.KiloClaw2Agent 3713 products chose

AI models and media

The models your product calls, how you route and serve them, and the APIs for voice, images and video.
LLM API$6.00–$28/moWhich provider, and whether to go through a gateway.OpenAI API1332Claude597Gemini API3771,513 products choseLLM Gateway & RoutingHosted gateway or self-hosted proxy.Kong Gateway7Helicone1Unify17 products choseOpen Model Hosting & GPUsPer-token API or your own code on rented GPUs.Hugging Face268Modal82Together AI45394 products choseRun Models LocallyApp or engine.Ollama148llama.cpp28MLX LM22189 products choseEmbeddingsStay with the vendor you already use, pick a retrieval specialist, or run an open model yourself.Sentence Transformers125Cohere77Voyage AI22162 products choseSpeech-to-Text & Text-to-SpeechReal-time or batch, and which direction.ElevenLabs166Deepgram77Whisper39301 products choseVoice AgentsHosted platform or open-source framework.LiveKit65Daily21Pipecat18101 products choseImage & Video GenerationModel marketplace, the model maker's own API, or open models you run.Replicate49Diffusers44fal37155 products chose

Agent building blocks

What an agent inside your product is built from — a framework, memory and retrieval, tools to search, browse and run code, and a way to see what it did.
AI SDK & Agent FrameworkBroad framework or thin SDK.LangChain331AI SDK246LangGraph121620 products choseAgent MemoryHosted memory API, an open-source library you run, or a full stateful-agent platform.Mem033Zep8Supermemory647 products choseLLM Observability & Evals$29–$475/moOpen-source platform you can self-host, or a hosted eval product.Langfuse93Datadog86LangSmith73259 products choseVector Database$21–$253/moInside the database you already run, or a separate vector store.Qdrant112Chroma99pgvector87348 products choseDocument ParsingHosted API or library you run.pypdf142PyMuPDF76Unstructured48273 products choseMCP Server for Your ProductOfficial SDK or a framework on top of it, and where the server runs.MCP SDK508FastMCP72MCP Handler19448 products choseTool Integrations for AgentsAgent-first tool layer or general integration platform.Composio26Pipedream8Arcade742 products choseCode Sandboxes for AgentsHosted sandbox service or a runtime you run yourself.E2B72Daytona47Blaxel595 products choseBrowser Automation for AgentsBrowser infrastructure or agent logic.Puppeteer112Browser Use33Browserbase31147 products choseSearch APIs for AIResults or answers.Tavily62Perplexity API61Exa57167 products choseWeb Scraping for AIHosted API or library you run.Firecrawl71Scrapy28Apify26141 products choseNo-Code AI Agent BuildersWho the agent talks to, and whether you want to run it.Relevance AI5Botpress3Dify320 products choseAI Guardrails & SecurityAn open-source library in your code, a hosted screening API, or an enterprise security platform.NeMo Guardrails4Guardrails AI3Lakera19 products choseWorkflow AutomationHosted no-code, self-hostable, or code-first.Zapier103n8n38Make21144 products chose

Ship and run

What the product you ship runs on — the same parts as any web or mobile product, picked by makers who build with AI, including billing by usage.
Database$5.99–$58/moWhere the data lives: a whole backend platform (database, auth and storage in one project), a managed database you reach from your own code, or the raw engine on your own server.PostgreSQL720Supabase663MongoDB3022,078 products choseAuthenticationFreeHosted service or library in your own app.Clerk350Better Auth109Auth.js64564 products choseHosting$12–$45/moWhat shape is your app?Vercel2144Cloudflare617Amazon Web Services4783,561 products choseFrontend FrameworkWhich full-stack framework, and so which UI library under it.Next.js2095React1640React Router4443,359 products choseBackend FrameworkMinimal router or batteries included.FastAPI427Express420Hono1511,109 products choseDatabase Access & ORMsSchema-first ORM, SQL-shaped query builder, or the platform's own SDK.SQLAlchemy222Drizzle ORM164Prisma156534 products choseFile Storage$1.35–$32/moRaw object storage or an upload service.Amazon S3206MinIO85Vercel Blob37259 products choseBackground Jobs & Cron$0–$99/moHosted job platform or a queue you run.Celery80BullMQ66Temporal55261 products choseTransactional Email$5.00–$55/moTransactional or marketing.SendGrid1173Resend1138Postmark6592,288 products chosePayments$410–$700/moPayment processor or merchant of record (MoR).Stripe1123PayPal100Lemon Squeezy891,267 products choseUsage-Based BillingYour payment processor, a dedicated metering engine, or a merchant of record.Autumn27Orb15Chargebee946 products choseError Monitoring$15–$29/moHosted service or self-hosted tracker.Sentry481Rollbar24BugSnag6408 products choseImage & Video Hosting$2.50–$99/moImage pipeline, video streaming, or a raw CDN bundle.sharp278Cloudinary77Mux38334 products choseMobile FrameworkCross-platform, native or wrapped web.React Native142Expo127Flutter73293 products choseIn-App Purchases & SubscriptionsSubscription backend or paywall experiments.RevenueCat114Superwall14react-native-iap8135 products chose

Grow

Knowing who uses the product and bringing more people to it — analytics, email, and showing up in AI search answers.
Web Analytics$0–$19/moCookie-free dashboard or full marketing suite.Google Analytics433Plausible Analytics242Cloudflare Web Analytics139886 products choseProduct AnalyticsFreeAll-in-one platform or dedicated analytics tool.PostHog547Mixpanel131Amplitude105657 products choseNewsletter$0–$29/moGrowth platform or writer's tool.Kit74Ghost49Substack15128 products choseLifecycle Email$49–$149/moEmail-only or multichannel.Loops237Customer.io53Brevo18267 products choseAI Search Visibility (GEO)Monitoring only, or monitoring plus tools that act on it.Profound15Scrunch9AthenaHQ728 products chose

Bars: makers' products that use each tool for that decision. Cost: the cheapest plan of each contender at the calculator's default usage.

What are you building?

See how products like yours are built — what they chose for each decision.
All 43 product types →
AI infrastructure & LLM ops88 productsAI agents79 productsWeb frameworks & UI libraries78 productsAI agent frameworks77 productsDeveloper productivity tools68 productsDatabases & backend tools67 productsAI coding agents & assistants63 productsSaaS starter kits & boilerplates60 productsDevOps, hosting & monitoring59 productsGames & entertainment52 productsRAG & AI memory50 productsSecurity & compliance tools42 products

Reports and guides

ReportHacker News loves HTMX and Hetzner. Makers ship Next.js and Vercel.What Hacker News commenters choose and praise, from comments January 2023 to August 2026 labeled by Claude, against what products launched since 2024 run on: decision by decision, where they agree, where they split, and what is rising on HN.ReportTwo in three new open-source products now write instructions for coding agentsAGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md and other instruction files in the repos of the products we track, October 2026: how common by the year a project started, what changed in the same repos in 16 days, and whether these projects pick different tools once age and language are matched.ReportAI code review on GitHub: about one public pull request in 20 now gets a CodeRabbit reviewPublic pull requests that AI review bots commented on, April to September 2026, counted from GitHub search: who grew, who fell and why, against a pull-request count that itself grew 84%.

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