AI apps have a Dunbar's number of 3-4: high-end users say the tool market is saturating
nptacek · x · 2026-09-11
Gavin Purcell, a self-described high-end AI user, says he's saturated: Codex and Claude cover personal + coding needs, so he hasn't bothered trying new tools like Grok bot or Muse, questioning how much room is left in the market. Nick Dobos adds a framing: AI apps have a Dunbar's number of 3-4, while tools and skills scale to 20-200 depending on prompting skill. User attention is consolidating around a handful of daily tools.
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