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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "@id": "https://requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026",
  "id": "coding-agent-cost-may25-apr26",
  "slug": "coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026",
  "title": "Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to April 2026",
  "shortTitle": "Cost per user by agent",
  "topic": "agentic",
  "abstract": "How much does a typical coding agent user spend per month? Across nine agents observed over twelve months through the Requesty gateway, the weighted average rose from $14/month to $54/month ($91 for active users with 2+ active days). Claude Code active users average $108/month (median $23, P95 $296) in April 2026. Roo Code active users spend $79/month, OpenCode $104/month, and Cline $49/month.",
  "whyItMatters": "Per-user cost is the core unit economic for coding agent businesses. The 3.8x increase is driven by longer agentic sessions and reasoning models, not by more expensive individual calls. Caching improvements kept per-call costs flat even as context windows grew 68%. The cost increase is entirely a function of usage intensity.",
  "questions": [
    "How much does it cost to use Claude Code per month?",
    "Which coding agent has the highest average cost per user?",
    "How has coding agent cost per user changed over the last year?",
    "What is the average monthly spend for Roo Code users?",
    "How do coding agent costs compare across tools?"
  ],
  "period": "May 2025 to Apr 2026",
  "updated": "2026-05-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "caveats": [
    "Even among active users, spend is power-user driven: Claude Code median is $23 vs. $108 mean.",
    "Our sample reflects users routing through Requesty and is subject to selection bias.",
    "Cursor and GitHub Copilot have minimal representation because they primarily connect directly to providers."
  ],
  "keyFindings": [
    "Claude Code active users: $108/month mean, $23 median, $296 P95 in April 2026.",
    "Active-user weighted average across all agents: $91/month (vs. $54 including trial users).",
    "OpenCode: fastest-growing cost trajectory, active users at $104/month (from $6 in six months).",
    "Roo Code active users: $79/month, the most consistent linear growth over twelve months.",
    "Large median-to-mean gaps across all agents confirm power-user driven spend distribution."
  ],
  "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",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 13.93
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 14.37
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 16.62
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 22.09
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 23.04
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 28.04
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 34.96
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 35.11
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 42.49
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "Roo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 45.99
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 3.46
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 12.62
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 18.53
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 35.28
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "OpenCode",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 58.48
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-05",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 5
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-06",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 5.42
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-07",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 6.71
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 8.23
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 10.26
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 12.34
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 15.72
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 17.84
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 19.45
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 19.97
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 23.61
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "Cline",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 25.94
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-05",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 11.14
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-06",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 9.32
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-07",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 13.2
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 11.03
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 18.74
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 15.62
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 27.98
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 38.41
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 32.17
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 47.85
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 51.2
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "agent": "Kilo Code",
      "avg_cost_per_user": 65.39
    }
  ],
  "rowKey": "agent",
  "citation": {
    "apa": "Requesty (2026). Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to April 2026. Requesty Data. https://requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026",
    "bibtex": "@misc{requesty_coding_agent_cost_per_user_may_2025_apr_2026,\n  author       = {{Requesty}},\n  title        = {Average cost per user per month by coding agent, May 2025 to April 2026},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026}},\n  note         = {Requesty Data}\n}"
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    "markdown": "https://requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026.md"
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  "image": "https://requesty.ai/data/coding-agent-cost-per-user-may-2025-apr-2026/opengraph-image",
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