What are the most valued startups in the AI code assistant market?

Last updated: 13 July 2026

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The AI code assistant market now includes coding IDEs, autonomous software engineers, app builders, code-review tools, and specialized developer infrastructure.

This list ranks 97 AI coding startups using their latest reported or estimated valuations.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most valuable AI code assistant startup Cursor, $29.3B
Second most valuable AI coding startup Cognition, $26.0B
Median AI code assistant valuation Approximately $9M
AI coding valuation captured by the top 10 Approximately 92.7%
Top AI coding startup valuation vs. median Approximately 3,256 times
Median valuation-to-capital-raised ratio Approximately 5 times
AI code assistant startups valued at $1B+ 13
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Top startups in the AI code assistant market ranked by valuation

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the AI code assistant market based on their latest reported or estimated valuations.

If you want more detaild about their fundraising activity, you can check our list of the startups who have raised the most funding in the AI code assistant market.

# Startup Name What They Do Current Valuation ($) Valuation Confidence Level Valuation Type Evidence Status Total Funding ($) Funding Confidence Level
1 Cursor AI coding IDE $29.3B Full Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Observed $3.4B Strong Confidence
2 Cognition Autonomous AI software engineer $26.0B Full Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Observed $1.9B Partial Confidence
3 Replit Natural-language software creation platform $9.0B Full Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Observed $877M Strong Confidence
4 Lovable Prompt-based full-stack app builder $7.5B–$9.0B Strong Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $553M Full Confidence
5 Windsurf Agentic coding IDE $2.4B–$2.7B Partial Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $243M Full Confidence
6 Poolside AI software development models $2.0B–$3.0B Partial Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Estimated $626M Strong Confidence
7 Magic Frontier AI coding models $1.3B–$1.7B Partial Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Estimated $515M Partial Confidence
8 Factory AI Enterprise autonomous coding agents $1.5B Full Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Observed $220M Full Confidence
9 Emergent Prompt-based full-stack app builder $1.2B–$1.6B Partial Confidence Active Raise Valuation Observed $100M Full Confidence
10 Augment Code AI coding for teams $1.0B–$1.5B Partial Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Estimated $252M Strong Confidence
11 Sourcegraph Code search and AI coding $800M–$1.5B Partial Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $223M Strong Confidence
12 Bolt.new / StackBlitz Browser-based full-stack app builder $900M–$1.3B Partial Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $135M Strong Confidence
13 Tessl AI-native software development $700M–$1.0B Strong Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Estimated $125M Full Confidence
14 Qodo AI code review governance $470M–$880M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $120M Full Confidence
15 Mintlify AI documentation and knowledge platform $500M Full Confidence Announced Private Round Valuation Observed $66M Full Confidence
16 Zed Collaborative AI code editor $240M–$360M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $45M Strong Confidence
17 Cline Open-source coding agent $135M–$225M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $32M Strong Confidence
18 Conductor Manages parallel AI coding agents $120M–$180M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $22M Partial Confidence
19 Tabnine Enterprise AI code completion $100M–$180M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Estimated $55M Strong Confidence
20 All Hands AI Open-source software engineering agents $95M–$155M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $5M Full Confidence
21 Codesphere Cloud development and deployment platform $70M–$120M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Estimated $24M Partial Confidence
22 Create.xyz Text-to-app development platform $70M–$100M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Estimated $9M Strong Confidence
23 Base44 Prompt-based application builder $80M Full Confidence Acquisition Value Observed $0 Strong Confidence
24 Pieces On-device developer workflow copilot $65M–$95M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $22M Strong Confidence
25 Rocket.new Production-ready AI app builder $60M–$100M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $15M Strong Confidence
26 Mage AI data pipeline platform $55M–$85M Partial Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $6M Full Confidence
27 Supermaven Fast AI code completion $40M–$100M Partial Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $12M Strong Confidence
28 BLACKBOX AI Multi-agent coding platform $40M–$90M Low Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $0M Low Confidence
29 Sim Visual AI agent workflow builder $35M–$60M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $7M Full Confidence
30 aiXcoder Enterprise AI code completion $30M–$65M Low Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated Undisclosed Partial Confidence
31 Kilo Code Open-source autonomous coding agent $35M–$50M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $8M Full Confidence
32 Bloop Code search and modernization $30M–$55M Partial Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated $7M Strong Confidence
33 Bito AI code review agent $25M–$45M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $9M Full Confidence
34 Continue Open-source coding assistant $15M–$50M Partial Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $5M Strong Confidence
35 Nozomio Context infrastructure for coding agents $25M–$40M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $7M Strong Confidence
36 Alex Xcode-native AI coding assistant $20M–$40M Partial Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $5M Partial Confidence
37 Pythagora Natural-language application development $20M–$35M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $4M Full Confidence
38 Morph Infrastructure models for coding agents $20M–$35M Partial Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
39 Tempo Visual React design-engineering platform $20M–$33M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $6M Strong Confidence
40 Memex Builds software from natural language $15M–$30M Low Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated Undisclosed Low Confidence
41 Cosine Autonomous software engineering agent $14M–$28M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $3M Strong Confidence
42 Silimate AI copilot for chip designers $14M–$22M Partial Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated $3M Partial Confidence
43 Refact.ai Self-hosted coding agent $8M–$16M Low Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $2M Partial Confidence
44 OpenBuilder Fixed-price AI app builder $9M–$15M Strong Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $2M Full Confidence
45 Codeflash AI Python performance optimization $9M–$15M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $2M Partial Confidence
46 Sourcery AI code review and refactoring $8M–$14M Low Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated $2M Strong Confidence
47 Mesmer Engineering intelligence for CTOs $8M–$13M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $2M Low Confidence
48 MutableAI Automated codebase documentation $6M–$15M Low Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $1M Partial Confidence
49 TabbyML Self-hosted coding assistant $6M–$12M Partial Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $3M Full Confidence
50 Minded AI agent development workspace $6M–$12M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
51 Aider Open-source terminal pair programmer $6M–$12M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Full Confidence
52 Embedder AI agent for firmware development $6M–$10M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
53 PearAI Open-source AI code editor $4M–$10M Low Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $1M Full Confidence
54 nao Labs AI editor for data teams $5M–$9M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Full Confidence
55 SigmanticAI AI assistant for chip design $5M–$9M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Partial Confidence
56 Firebender AI assistant for Android Studio $5M–$8M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
57 stagewise Open-source agentic coding IDE $5M–$8M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Partial Confidence
58 Compyle Collaborative production coding agent $5M–$8M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
59 Codebuff Terminal autonomous coding assistant $5M–$8M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
60 BootLoop AI firmware development agent $4M–$8M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Full Confidence
61 Magic Loops Natural-language workflow automation builder $4M–$9M Low Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $1M Partial Confidence
62 Dyad Local open-source app builder $2M–$8M Low Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
63 Double Performance-focused coding copilot $4M–$7M Low Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Partial Confidence
64 Void Open-source AI code editor $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
65 Clad Labs AI-native developer IDE $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
66 Proliferate Parallel coding-agent workspace $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Partial Confidence
67 StarSling AI-native CI optimization platform $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Comparables-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
68 Haystack Software AI code-review attention layer $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
69 Cedar AI-guided software workflow copilot $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Partial Confidence
70 Specific Cloud backend for coding agents $4M–$7M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
71 Storia AI AI code knowledge platform $3M–$7M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
72 Fine.dev AI application development agents $3M–$7M Low Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $0 Strong Confidence
73 EasyCode Codebase-aware AI coding assistant $3M–$6M Partial Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
74 AskCodi Multi-model AI coding assistant $2M–$6M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Strong Confidence
75 Marblism AI employees for small businesses $3M–$5M Partial Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
76 Melty Chat-first AI code editor $2M–$5M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
77 Sage AI Self-updating code knowledge base $2M–$5M Low Confidence Revenue or ARR Multiple Estimate Estimated $1M Partial Confidence
78 Mito AI IDE for data analysis $2M–$5M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0M Partial Confidence
79 ZZZ Code AI Browser-based AI coding utilities $2M–$5M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Strong Confidence
80 Co.dev Natural-language full-stack app builder $2M–$5M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Partial Confidence
81 Capacity AI no-code application builder $1M–$5M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
82 SoftGen Full-stack AI application builder $2M–$4M Low Confidence Acquisition Value Estimated $0 Partial Confidence
83 Pico Text-to-web-app builder $2M–$4M Low Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
84 Onlook Visual code editing platform $2M–$4M Low Confidence Implied Valuation from Raise Implied $1M Strong Confidence
85 Phind Developer AI answer engine $0M–$5M Partial Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $11M Partial Confidence
86 Codel Open-source autonomous coding agent $1M–$3M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
87 Mentat Terminal AI coding assistant $1M–$3M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
88 Wizi AI assistant for React development $1M–$3M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated Undisclosed Low Confidence
89 CodeStory AI-native development environment $0M–$2M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Partial Confidence
90 Autocode Cloud coding automation platform $0M–$2M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $2M Partial Confidence
91 CodeComplete Enterprise AI coding assistant $0M–$1M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
92 Devon Open-source AI pair programmer $0M–$1M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
93 Goose Open-source AI agent framework $0M–$1M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
94 FauxPilot Self-hosted Copilot alternative $0M–$1M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $0 Low Confidence
95 Gait AI-code collaboration infrastructure $0M–$1M Low Confidence Proxy-Based Estimate Estimated $1M Strong Confidence
Chart comparing the 2026 size of the AI code assistant market with other markets of similar size

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Key valuation trends in the AI code assistant market

Insights

  • Cursor and Cognition represent more than $55 billion in combined valuation, which means two companies account for over 61% of the total midpoint valuation in this AI coding startup ranking.
  • The top 10 AI code assistant startups capture approximately 92.7% of the market’s total estimated valuation, while the remaining 85 companies share less than 8%.
  • Cursor’s $29.3 billion valuation is approximately 3,256 times the market’s $9 million median valuation, showing how sharply value has concentrated around the leading AI coding environment.
  • Replit and Lovable occupy a similar valuation tier, but Lovable reached its estimated range with about 37% less disclosed capital, suggesting stronger valuation efficiency among leading prompt-based app builders.
  • Factory AI’s valuation equals approximately 6.8 times its disclosed funding, which shows how quickly enterprise autonomous coding agents have been repriced by investors.
  • Mintlify is valued at approximately 7.6 times its disclosed funding, suggesting that AI documentation and developer knowledge infrastructure can capture significant value without competing directly in code generation.
  • AI app builders show an unusually steep outcome curve. Lovable is valued near $8.25 billion at the midpoint, while OpenBuilder is valued near $12 million, a difference of almost 690 times.
  • Base44’s $80 million acquisition value, with no disclosed outside funding, shows that bootstrapped AI development products can still create meaningful strategic exit value.
  • Cline, All Hands AI, Kilo Code, and Sim collectively approach $400 million in midpoint valuation, which shows that open-source and developer-led products are gaining value despite remaining smaller than proprietary leaders.
  • Many AI coding startups valued below $100 million are priced at four to eight times disclosed funding, suggesting that capital efficiency remains common in the market’s early-stage segment.
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A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the AI code assistant market based on their current valuation.

Estimating AI code assistant startup valuations is not always straightforward. Many companies do not publicly disclose their valuation, and the available information can vary widely depending on the company and its stage.

To build this ranking, we applied a structured valuation methodology and cross-checked information across multiple reliable sources.

Whenever possible, we relied on direct disclosures. These include announced valuations from completed funding rounds, public filings for listed companies, or official acquisition prices.

When an AI coding company is publicly listed, we use its current market capitalization as the reference valuation.

If an AI code assistant company was acquired and no independent valuation can reasonably be estimated today, we use the acquisition price as the main reference point.

When a startup recently raised capital but the valuation was not disclosed, we estimate the implied valuation using typical dilution levels for that stage of fundraising.

In some cases, we also estimate valuations using operating metrics such as revenue, ARR, customer adoption, developer usage, or enterprise traction, combined with valuation multiples from comparable AI coding companies.

When direct financial data is not available, we may rely on carefully selected comparable startups and other signals such as hiring growth, investor quality, open-source adoption, product usage, or developer traction.

All estimates follow a strict evidence hierarchy. Recent funding rounds with announced valuations carry the most weight, followed by strong operating metrics and comparable company analysis.

We also carefully evaluate the age of every data point. Recent information carries more weight, while older data is treated cautiously and adjusted conservatively when necessary.

Whenever information is uncertain or incomplete, we clearly distinguish between confirmed facts and reasonable inferences.

Because valuation data is not always fully public, each AI code assistant startup in the ranking is assigned a confidence level based on the reliability, recency, and consistency of the available evidence.

Full confidence means the valuation is supported by strong and recent evidence. Strong confidence means the estimate is well supported but includes minor inference. Partial confidence means the estimate relies more heavily on indirect signals. Low confidence means available information is limited or inconsistent.

When confidence is lower, we take a more conservative approach by widening the valuation range. This helps reflect the uncertainty and increases the probability that the true valuation falls within the estimated range.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the AI code assistant market.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific valuation estimate, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

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