schema string | slug string | title string | date timestamp[s] | canonical_url string | claim string | takeaway string | sources list | data dict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
modevc.chart.v1 | ai-coding-assistant-statistics | AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust | 2026-10-09T00:00:00 | https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/ | 66% of developers use AI coding assistants, but only 48% trust AI output they can validate, a gap of 18 points. Agents reach 26%. | Developers adopted the assistant. The open job is making its code safe to merge. | [
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"name": "Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026",
"url": "https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/ai"
},
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"name": "Official launch posts (launch feed)",
"url": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5"
},
{
"name": "Arena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai, CC BY 4.0)",
"url": "https://... | {
"type": "hbar",
"fmt": "pct",
"labelHead": "Survey item",
"valueHead": "Share of developers",
"rows": [
{
"label": "Use AI daily (AI tool users only)",
"v": 73
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"label": "Use AI coding assistants",
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... |
AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust
Empirical Claim: 66% of developers use AI coding assistants, but only 48% trust AI output they can validate, a gap of 18 points. Agents reach 26%.
Share of respondents, %, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026 (AI section, n ≈ 13,000). Daily use is among developers who use AI coding tools; every other bar is among all respondents.
Canonical Interactive Visualization & Primary Source
- Interactive D3 Chart & Full Analysis: https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/
- Mode VC Empirical AI Chart Index (38 Charts): https://modevc.com/charts/
- Mode VC Institutional Investor Atlas (3,650+ VC Firms): https://modevc.com/investors/
- Mode VC Research Homepage: https://modevc.com
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint:
https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-ai-coding-assistant-statistics
Key Analytical Takeaway
Developers adopted the assistant. The open job is making its code safe to merge.
Citation & Attribution
Published by Mode VC under CC-BY-4.0. When referencing this dataset, cite AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust (https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/).
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