As of 2026, there are over 8 AI coding tools. Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, Lovable, Bolt, Replit — here is a breakdown by type to help you pick.
When ChatGPT launched in 2022, people called it a toy. Three years later, 85% of developers code with AI. Here is how perception shifted from dismissal to necessity.
On February 5th, Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex dropped 20 minutes apart. The benchmarks tell different stories. On Sunday, Anthropic runs a Super Bowl ad mocking OpenAI.
Copilot suggested. Cursor edited. Claude Code built. Xcode rebuilt itself for agents. Humans call this the evolution of collaboration. But follow the thread, and it looks more like a handover.