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Streaming adoption by coding agent, October 2026
Streaming adoption by coding agent, October 2026
Percentage of API calls using streaming responses.
In October 2026 8 of 12 agents streamed nearly every call.
Do coding agents stream their responses? In October 2026 8 of 12 agents streamed nearly every call. Claude Code streamed the least at 87%.
Why it mattersStreaming lets an agent show progress and cancel early. Agents that stream less often run background or batch calls.
Period
Oct 2026
Updated
November 11, 2026
ID
coding-agent-streaming-oct26
§ 01
Key findings
- 01GitHub Copilot: 100% streamed, 32% reasoning.
- 02Cursor: 100% streamed, 39% reasoning.
- 03Zed: 100% streamed, 41% reasoning.
- 04Roo Code: 100% streamed, 5% reasoning.
- 05Kilo Code: 100% streamed, 38% reasoning.
§ 01b
Questions this answers
- Do coding agents use streaming?
- Which coding agent streams the least?
- How much reasoning do coding agents use?
§ 02
Data
| Agent | Streaming(percent) | Reasoning intensity(percent) | Cache hit rate(percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 100.00% | 32.22% | 95.45% |
| Cursor | 100.00% | 39.14% | 95.42% |
| Zed | 99.99% | 41.39% | 91.98% |
| Roo Code | 99.99% | 4.83% | 95.57% |
| Kilo Code | 99.97% | 38.20% | 93.82% |
| Zoo Code | 99.97% | 25.66% | 89.66% |
| Cline | 99.95% | 23.12% | 96.00% |
| Pi | 99.80% | 42.13% | 94.58% |
| OpenCode | 95.77% | 36.95% | 93.75% |
| Hermes Agent | 90.22% | 44.63% | 92.78% |
| Qwen Code | 88.42% | 35.68% | 81.87% |
| Claude Code | 87.12% | 31.92% | 85.22% |
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ID: coding-agent-streaming-oct26·Updated November 11, 2026·Period Oct 2026