AI coding assistant market forecast, November 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The forecast▲ Risingthrough May 2027
- November vs October
- +1.5%
- May 2027, six months out
- +5.4%
- Past forecasts in range
- 4 of 6
Each month I forecast Google visits to the AI coding assistant sites I track, then score myself when the real number lands. For November 2026 I expect about 257 million visits, about the same as in October 2026.
Below: how my last forecast did, the next six months and site by site.
Made 2 November 2026 from the October 2026 data. Data from DataForSEO, Google Trends via DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI coding assistant forecast: the key numbers for November 2026
- Expected in November257Mvisits+2% vs October
- Likely range225M–290Mvisits in November
- Expected in May 2027267Mvisits+5% six months out
- Forecasts in range4 of 6monthswhen the method was tested
Visits from Google search to the tracked sites, a month. Hover or tap the chart for each month.
- The AI coding assistant sites RankDude tracks got 253,405,410 visits from Google search in October 2026.
- The forecast for November 2026 is 257,282,356 visits, about the same as October 2026, likely between 225M and 290M.
- That is up on November 2025, when the same sites had 159,727,314 visits.
1How accurate is this forecast?
In plain words: Tested on the last 6 months, it missed by 8.5% on average.
- Tested on
- the last 6 months, as if their numbers were unknown
- Average miss
- 8.5%
- Inside the range
- 4 of 6 months
- Direction called right
- 4 of 6 months
- Next month
- this section scores the real forecast
The backtest, month by month
| Month | Would have forecast | Range | Actual | Miss | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 187,256,181 | 172M to 202M | 185,999,691 | -0.7% | in range |
| June 2026 | 187,270,300 | 172M to 202M | 178,045,123 | -4.9% | in range |
| July 2026 | 179,313,043 | 165M to 194M | 178,588,151 | -0.4% | in range |
| August 2026 | 178,684,085 | 164M to 193M | 228,985,769 | +28.2% | missed |
| September 2026 | 214,026,360 | 197M to 231M | 241,220,835 | +12.7% | missed |
| October 2026 | 243,061,651 | 212M to 274M | 253,405,410 | +4.3% | in range |
Month
- May 2026
- Would have forecast
- 187,256,181
- Range
- 172M to 202M
- Actual
- 185,999,691
- Miss
- -0.7%
- Result
- in range
- June 2026
- Would have forecast
- 187,270,300
- Range
- 172M to 202M
- Actual
- 178,045,123
- Miss
- -4.9%
- Result
- in range
- July 2026
- Would have forecast
- 179,313,043
- Range
- 165M to 194M
- Actual
- 178,588,151
- Miss
- -0.4%
- Result
- in range
- August 2026
- Would have forecast
- 178,684,085
- Range
- 164M to 193M
- Actual
- 228,985,769
- Miss
- +28.2%
- Result
- missed
- September 2026
- Would have forecast
- 214,026,360
- Range
- 197M to 231M
- Actual
- 241,220,835
- Miss
- +12.7%
- Result
- missed
- October 2026
- Would have forecast
- 243,061,651
- Range
- 212M to 274M
- Actual
- 253,405,410
- Miss
- +4.3%
- Result
- in range
Each row uses only data from before that month.
Miles explains
4 of 6 in range is honest, not perfect. The biggest miss was August 2026 (+28%), the kind of month when one big site jumps. That’s why the range is wide.
2What is the market doing now?
Visits are up on a year ago (+49%), and the last three months were higher than the three before. Name searches are down (-15% since October 2025). Recent months are getting stronger; the forecast expects November 2026 to be about the same as October 2026.
- Visits, October 2026
- 253,405,410 (+5.1% on the month before, +49.0% on a year ago)
- Last 3 months vs the 3 before
- +33.4%
- 24-month peak
- 253,405,410 in October 2026
- Name searches, US
- -15.3% since October 2025
- Google Trends, "ai coding assistant"
- 12/100 (-52.0% on a year ago)
- 12-month trend
- +3.5% a month; the forecast carries part of the slope, fading
WorldChange in visits, month on month, worldwide
Green grew, red shrank. Source: DataForSEO.
Miles explains
Big green or red bars are usually one site winning or losing a Google ranking, not the whole market moving. What I watch is the last three months against the three before: +33%.
3Is November usually a big month or a quiet one?
November is usually a quieter month than average (15% below) for searches for “ai coding assistant”. But the sites’ visits follow rankings more than the calendar, so the pattern is shown and not allowed to move the numbers.
- November index
- 85 (100 = an average month)
- On the calendar
- Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Thanksgiving (US)
- Biggest months
- March, April, May and August
- Quietest months
- January, February, November and December
- Used in this forecast?
- No: average miss 8.5% as chosen, 8.5% without the pattern, 15.4% always with it
WorldHow busy each month usually is, worldwide (100 = average)
Source: Google Trends, five years.
Miles explains
I tested the calendar against the last months and it made the forecast worse (15.4% average miss with it, 8.5% without), so I show it but leave it out.
4What to expect in November 2026
About 257M visits in November 2026, about the same as October 2026. The likely range is 225M to 290M.
| Measure | Last known | Forecast | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search visits, worldwide | 253,405,410 | 257,282,356 | 225M to 290M |
| Search visits, US | 20,756,681 | 21,854,155 | 19M to 25M |
| Brand-name searches a month, US (last known: September 2026) | 1,537,440 | 1,498,963 | 1.1M to 1.9M |
| Searches for “ai coding assistant”, US (last known: September 2026) | 2,900 | 3,906 | 1.3K to 6.5K |
Measure
- Search visits, worldwide
- Last known
- 253,405,410
- Forecast
- 257,282,356
- Range
- 225M to 290M
- Search visits, US
- Last known
- 20,756,681
- Forecast
- 21,854,155
- Range
- 19M to 25M
- Brand-name searches a month, US (last known: September 2026)
- Last known
- 1,537,440
- Forecast
- 1,498,963
- Range
- 1.1M to 1.9M
- Searches for “ai coding assistant”, US (last known: September 2026)
- Last known
- 2,900
- Forecast
- 3,906
- Range
- 1.3K to 6.5K
Source: DataForSEO and Google Ads.
5What to expect over the next six months
By May 2027 the forecast expects about 267,064,763 visits a month, +5% on the 253,405,410 of October 2026, so the next six months look like growth.
| Month | Worldwide visits | Range | US visits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2026 | 260,608,382 | 224M to 297M | 22,433,876 | 19M to 26M |
| January 2027 | 262,936,600 | 223M to 303M | 22,839,681 | 19M to 26M |
| February 2027 | 264,566,352 | 221M to 308M | 23,123,744 | 19M to 27M |
| March 2027 | 265,707,179 | 218M to 313M | 23,322,588 | 19M to 27M |
| April 2027 | 266,505,758 | 216M to 317M | 23,461,779 | 19M to 28M |
| May 2027 | 267,064,763 | 213M to 321M | 23,559,213 | 19M to 28M |
Month
- December 2026
- Worldwide visits
- 260,608,382
- Range
- 224M to 297M
- US visits
- 22,433,876
- Range
- 19M to 26M
- January 2027
- Worldwide visits
- 262,936,600
- Range
- 223M to 303M
- US visits
- 22,839,681
- Range
- 19M to 26M
- February 2027
- Worldwide visits
- 264,566,352
- Range
- 221M to 308M
- US visits
- 23,123,744
- Range
- 19M to 27M
- March 2027
- Worldwide visits
- 265,707,179
- Range
- 218M to 313M
- US visits
- 23,322,588
- Range
- 19M to 27M
- April 2027
- Worldwide visits
- 266,505,758
- Range
- 216M to 317M
- US visits
- 23,461,779
- Range
- 19M to 28M
- May 2027
- Worldwide visits
- 267,064,763
- Range
- 213M to 321M
- US visits
- 23,559,213
- Range
- 19M to 28M
6What the forecast expects for the ten most-visited sites
The forecast expects OpenCode (+4%) and CodeGPT (+5%) to rise, and JetBrains AI Assistant (-12%), Kiro (-10%), Windsurf (-11%) and CodeRabbit (-15%) to fall; the rest are within 3% of October 2026. Single sites are harder to forecast than the whole market, so their ranges are wider.
| Site | October 2026 | November 2026 forecast | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 OpenAI Codex | 246,823,108 | 250,799,586 | 217M to 284M | +1.6% |
 Claude Code | 3,678,556 | 3,725,143 | 2.9M to 4.6M | +1.3% |
 Cursor | 1,089,064 | 1,089,227 | 947K to 1.2M | 0% |
 JetBrains AI Assistant | 912,380 | 805,431 | 681K to 930K | -11.7% |
 OpenCode | 425,930 | 443,364 | 202K to 685K | +4.1% |
 Kiro | 117,185 | 105,888 | 91.0K to 121K | -9.6% |
 CodeGPT | 65,341 | 68,323 | 52.4K to 84.2K | +4.6% |
 Windsurf | 52,791 | 46,817 | 33.8K to 59.8K | -11.3% |
 Continue | 50,799 | 49,515 | 44.7K to 54.3K | -2.5% |
 CodeRabbit | 45,214 | 38,448 | 31.0K to 45.9K | -15.0% |
Site
- October 2026
- 246,823,108
- November 2026 forecast
- 250,799,586
- Range
- 217M to 284M
- Change
- +1.6%
- October 2026
- 3,678,556
- November 2026 forecast
- 3,725,143
- Range
- 2.9M to 4.6M
- Change
- +1.3%
- October 2026
- 1,089,064
- November 2026 forecast
- 1,089,227
- Range
- 947K to 1.2M
- Change
- 0%
- October 2026
- 912,380
- November 2026 forecast
- 805,431
- Range
- 681K to 930K
- Change
- -11.7%
- October 2026
- 425,930
- November 2026 forecast
- 443,364
- Range
- 202K to 685K
- Change
- +4.1%
- October 2026
- 117,185
- November 2026 forecast
- 105,888
- Range
- 91.0K to 121K
- Change
- -9.6%
- October 2026
- 65,341
- November 2026 forecast
- 68,323
- Range
- 52.4K to 84.2K
- Change
- +4.6%
- October 2026
- 52,791
- November 2026 forecast
- 46,817
- Range
- 33.8K to 59.8K
- Change
- -11.3%
- October 2026
- 50,799
- November 2026 forecast
- 49,515
- Range
- 44.7K to 54.3K
- Change
- -2.5%
- October 2026
- 45,214
- November 2026 forecast
- 38,448
- Range
- 31.0K to 45.9K
- Change
- -15.0%
Source: DataForSEO.
Together the ten come to 257,171,742, inside the market forecast of 257,282,356 for every tracked site.
Miles explains
CodeGPT has the biggest expected rise (+5%). Single sites are much harder to call than the whole market, so read these as direction, not promises.
7What could change the forecast
What could knock November 2026 off course:
- A big site winning or losing a page-one position for “ai coding assistant”.
- A Google update.
- A site going offline.
- A news story that spikes interest for a week and then fades.
None of these are in the numbers until they happen, which is why the range exists.