OpenCode hits 13 million monthly users and $40 million in annualized revenue
ycombinator · x · 2026-07-25
OpenCode, an open-source alternative to Claude Code and Codex, has scaled to massive usage and revenue:
- 4.6 million weekly active users
- 13 million monthly active users
- about $40 million in annualized revenue
YC’s Lightcone episode says the “16-year overnight success” story is driven by a long founder journey and an Anthropic clampdown that unexpectedly pushed more developers toward OpenCode. The project is positioned as a coding-agent layer that works with any model.
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