What is the most used AI model for coding?

Measured by real token burn from developers' machines on whoburnedmore, the top-ranked model on this page currently leads real coding usage. Unlike benchmark leaderboards, this ranking reflects what developers actually run in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other coding agents.

How is this different from OpenRouter's model rankings?

OpenRouter ranks models by API traffic routed through its gateway. This page measures usage that never touches an API gateway — subscription products like Claude Code Max plans, Cursor and Codex — read directly from the local usage logs those tools keep, via the open-source whoburnedmore CLI.

Where does this data come from?

From developers who run npx whoburnedmore and choose to be listed publicly. The CLI reads each coding agent's own local logs and submits daily aggregate token totals per tool and model — never prompts, code, or file names.

AI Model Usage Rankings — Real Coding Data, Not Benchmarks

Models by real token burn

60 models · row fill = share of total

#	Model	Devs	Tokens	Share	Input	Output	Cache	Est cost
01	claude-opus-5Claude Code · Hermes · OpenCode	113	249.39B	29%	12.2M	883.6M	100%	$170,754
02	gpt-5.6-solCodex CLI · Hermes · OpenCode +1	98	138.98B	16%	3.75B	428.5M	97%	$114,402
03	gpt-6-astraCodex CLI · Hermes · OpenCode +1	104	94.48B	11%	2.77B	336.6M	97%	$9,898
04	claude-opus-5-5Claude Code	82	87.32B	10%	756.8K	267.8M	100%	$30,809
05	claude-sonnet-5Claude Code · Hermes	100	69.92B	8.1%	7.4M	272.3M	100%	$20,768
06	claude-fable-5-1Claude Code · Hermes	66	36.58B	4.2%	18.0M	176.1M	100%	$32,065
07	gpt-6-solCodex CLI · OpenCode · Hermes	39	21.71B	2.5%	318.1M	44.9M	99%	$1,811
08	gpt-5.6-lunaCodex CLI · Hermes · OpenCode +1	82	20.49B	2.4%	609.4M	60.3M	97%	$5,602
09	gpt-5.6-terraCodex CLI · Openai Api · Hermes +1	89	18.52B	2.1%	590.0M	57.0M	97%	$10,372
10	claude-opus-4-8Claude Code · Hermes	56	16.26B	1.9%	10.5M	63.6M	100%	$14,639
11	claude-fable-5Claude Code	42	8.30B	1.0%	6.6M	33.1M	100%	$13,412
12	defaultCursor	24	6.38B	0.7%	492.7M	32.9M	92%	$4,372
13	cursor-grok-4.6-high-fastCursor	30	6.07B	0.7%	400.6M	36.8M	93%	$7,562
14	gpt-5.5Codex CLI · Hermes · OpenCode	77	5.86B	0.7%	667.6M	9.0M	89%	$3,054
15	grok-bot-defaultCursor	26	5.68B	0.7%	770.1M	34.6M	86%	$8,601
16	muse-spark-1.3-contributor-freeOpenCode · Hermes	26	5.47B	0.6%	251.8M	9.3M	95%	$0
17	gpt-6-lunaCodex CLI · OpenCode · Hermes	36	4.77B	0.6%	110.1M	18.7M	98%	$148
18	claude-opus-4-6Claude Code · Factory Droid	8	4.26B	0.5%	643.2K	31.8M	100%	$3,640
19	grok-bot-cuaCursor	19	4.24B	0.5%	28.7M	11.4M	99%	$564
20	deepseek-v4.1-flashHermes · OpenCode · Codex CLI	13	4.11B	0.5%	90.8M	25.5M	98%	$12.53
21	cursor-grok-4.6-highCursor	26	3.64B	0.4%	259.1M	21.3M	93%	$2,327
22	deepseek-v4-flashHermes · OpenCode	12	3.48B	0.4%	124.8M	9.3M	96%	$26.71
23	grok-bot-automationCursor	18	2.95B	0.3%	484.0M	31.0M	83%	$2,394
24	gpt-daybreak-blue-latestCodex CLI	8	2.91B	0.3%	82.5M	9.5M	97%	$606
25	claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Claude Code	55	2.44B	0.3%	400.4K	22.4M	100%	$538
26	model-24d682bd5981Pi	2	2.11B	0.2%	21.1M	11.6M	99%	$16.37
27	gpt-reserveCodex CLI	10	1.82B	0.2%	46.0M	4.4M	97%	$295
28	muse-spark-1.2-contributor-freeOpenCode · Hermes · Claude Code	16	1.82B	0.2%	122.6M	4.0M	93%	$0.3
29	cursor-grok-4.6-xhighCursor	12	1.76B	0.2%	113.1M	11.7M	94%	$1,113
30	cursor-grok-4.6-mediumCursor	24	1.73B	0.2%	236.2M	9.2M	86%	$1,260
31	claude-opus-5-thinkingClaude Code · OpenCode	1	1.38B	0.2%	3.5M	1.6M	100%	$832
32	glm-5.3-flashOpenCode · Hermes · Claude Code +1	13	1.28B	0.1%	226.7M	5.9M	82%	$50.31
33	minimax-m3OpenCode · Hermes	4	1.18B	0.1%	24.8M	2.7M	98%	$103
34	gpt-5.6-sol-highCursor	3	1.15B	0.1%	8.1M	3.6M	99%	$674
35	claude-sonnet-4-6Claude Code · Cursor · OpenCode	13	1.08B	0.1%	58.6K	9.9M	100%	$836
36	space-bunny-freeOpenCode · Hermes	11	1.01B	0.1%	61.2M	1.9M	94%	$0
37	composer-2.5Cursor	12	993.9M	0.1%	48.3M	6.1M	95%	$228
38	gpt-5.6-sol-mediumCursor	7	897.8M	0.1%	4.3M	2.0M	100%	$573
39	grok-4.7-high-fastCursor	11	787.5M	<0.1%	31.5M	4.8M	96%	$968
40	gemini-3.8-flashClaude Code · OpenCode · Goose +1	5	786.9M	<0.1%	611.6M	796.0K	22%	$471
41	glm-5.3Hermes · OpenCode · Cursor +1	11	780.1M	<0.1%	63.6M	3.0M	92%	$63.85
42	muse-spark-1.3-contributorOpenCode · Claude Code	4	738.6M	<0.1%	51.6M	918.1K	93%	$6.88
43	mimo-v2.5-freeOpenCode	12	709.0M	<0.1%	32.1M	3.8M	95%	$0
44	composer-2.5-fastCursor	32	696.1M	<0.1%	44.2M	5.8M	94%	$534
45	claude-opus-5-thinking-highCursor	10	646.9M	<0.1%	3.1M	4.3M	99%	$594
46	minimax-m3.1-flash-previewOpenCode	1	638.3M	<0.1%	14.3M	2.2M	98%	$0
47	claude-sonnet-simClaude Code	1	610.1M	<0.1%	4.2M	2.9M	99%	$252
48	cursor-grok-4.5-high-fastCursor	19	605.2M	<0.1%	55.1M	4.8M	91%	$848
49	cursor-grok-4.6-medium-fastCursor	8	587.5M	<0.1%	41.5M	2.6M	93%	$736
50	claude-opus-4-7Claude Code	9	576.8M	<0.1%	447.1K	3.8M	100%	$763
51	big-pickleOpenCode · Claude Code · Hermes	24	552.2M	<0.1%	68.3M	5.1M	88%	$0
52	cursor-grok-4.6-xhigh-fastCursor	10	504.1M	<0.1%	23.9M	3.0M	95%	$608
53	deepseek-flashOpenCode · Claude Code · Codex CLI	4	467.2M	<0.1%	4.0M	1.1M	99%	$4.09
54	claude-opus-simClaude Code	1	438.3M	<0.1%	3.6M	2.2M	99%	$316
55	model-d0038e30b975Pi	3	425.3M	<0.1%	20.3M	2.0M	95%	$8.9
56	glm-5.2Hermes · OpenCode	4	411.6M	<0.1%	54.3M	684.8K	87%	$10.54
57	gemini-3.7-flashOpenCode · Claude Code	2	406.0M	<0.1%	56.6M	214.2K	86%	$70.11
58	gpt-realtime-mini-2025-12-15Openai Api	1	391.0M	<0.1%	157.6M	1.2M	60%	$111
59	model-5c8393b7aaa1Pi	3	387.6M	<0.1%	15.3M	2.3M	96%	$128
60	gpt-realtime-1.5Openai Api	1	365.0M	<0.1%	63.9M	2.8M	82%	$419

AI MODEL USAGE RANKINGS — real coding burn, last 30 days

Models by real token burn

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AI MODEL USAGE RANKINGS — real coding burn, last 30 days

▮Models by real token burn

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Models by real token burn

Daily burn × model