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  "@type": "Dataset",
  "@id": "https://www.requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-oct-2026",
  "id": "coding-agent-cost-may25-oct26",
  "slug": "coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-oct-2026",
  "title": "Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to October 2026",
  "shortTitle": "Cost per user by agent",
  "topic": "agentic",
  "abstract": "How much does a coding agent user spend per month? In October 2026 Claude Code users averaged $131 per month, up from $78 in April. OpenCode users averaged $44 and Kilo Code users $25.",
  "whyItMatters": "Per-user cost is the core unit economic for coding agent businesses. It moves with session length and model choice more than with per-token prices.",
  "questions": [
    "Which coding agent has the highest average cost per user?",
    "How has coding agent cost per user changed over the last year?",
    "How much does a Claude Code user spend per month?"
  ],
  "period": "May 2025 to Oct 2026",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "caveats": [
    "A user is a unique API routing key.",
    "Cline and Roo Code had small samples in late 2026, so their recent months are noisy.",
    "May 2025 to April 2026 values are unchanged from the April note."
  ],
  "keyFindings": [
    "Claude Code: $131 per user in October 2026.",
    "Cline: $58 per user in October 2026.",
    "Kilo Code: $25 per user in October 2026.",
    "OpenCode: $44 per user in October 2026.",
    "Roo Code: $9 per user in October 2026."
  ],
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "month",
      "label": "Month",
      "unit": "count"
    },
    {
      "key": "agent",
      "label": "Agent",
      "unit": "count"
    },
    {
      "key": "avg_cost_per_user",
      "label": "Avg cost/user",
      "unit": "count"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 7.53
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 14.68
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 16.98
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 27.38
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 43.82
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 32.93
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 49.89
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 55.29
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "Claude Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 78
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-05",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 16.67
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-06",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 14.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-07",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 13.93
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 14.37
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 16.62
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 22.09
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 23.04
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 28.04
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 34.96
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 35.11
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 42.49
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 45.99
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 3.46
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
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    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
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    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
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    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
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      "avg_cost_per_user": 58.48
    },
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      "month": "2025-05",
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    },
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      "month": "2025-06",
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    },
    {
      "month": "2025-07",
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    },
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      "month": "2025-08",
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      "month": "2025-09",
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    {
      "month": "2025-10",
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      "month": "2025-11",
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    },
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      "month": "2025-12",
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      "month": "2026-01",
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      "month": "2026-02",
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      "month": "2026-03",
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    "apa": "Requesty (2026). Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to October 2026. Requesty Data. https://www.requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-oct-2026",
    "bibtex": "@misc{requesty_coding_agent_cost_per_user_may_2025_oct_2026,\n  author       = {{Requesty}},\n  title        = {Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to October 2026},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://www.requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-oct-2026}},\n  note         = {Requesty Data}\n}"
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