Week in AI Development: Nov 29 - Dec 5, 2025
Data collection period: November 29 - December 5, 2025 across Reddit, Stack Overflow, Hacker News, NPM, PyPI, and Docker Hub.
Week Highlights
- Cursor led Reddit with 1,000 mentions (avg 3.1 score)
- Bolt second with 983 mentions, beating Continue by 7
- ChatGPT dominated Stack Overflow with 24 questions
- Anthropic hit Hacker News front page with 880 points
- OpenAI SDK maintained #1 spot: 34.2M NPM downloads/month
- LangChain topped PyPI with 96M downloads/month
Reddit Discussion Volume
Cursor regained the top spot this week with exactly 1,000 Reddit mentions, ending its three-week tie with Continue. The three-way race between Cursor, Bolt, and Continue remains tight with only 24 mentions separating them.
| Rank | Tool | Mentions | Avg Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursor | 1,000 | 3.1 | Reclaimed #1 spot |
| 2 | Bolt | 983 | 2.5 | Strong second |
| 3 | Continue | 976 | 1.2 | Slipped to third |
| 4 | ChatGPT | 943 | 1.8 | Steady presence |
| 5 | v0 | 937 | 6.9 | High engagement |
| 6 | Claude | 885 | 3.0 | API discussions |
| 7 | OpenAI | 870 | 7.6 | Strong upvotes |
| 8 | Lovable | 719 | 9.3 | Highest avg score |
| 9 | Aider | 620 | 3.1 | CLI favorite |
| 10 | Anthropic | 563 | 10.4 | Best avg score |
Engagement quality: Anthropic (10.4), Lovable (9.3), and OpenAI (7.6) received the highest average scores, indicating strong community approval despite lower mention volumes.
Stack Overflow Activity
ChatGPT maintained its dominance with 24 questions this week, continuing the pattern from last week (28 questions). Cursor came in second with 20 questions, showing strong developer problem-solving activity.
| Rank | Tool | Questions | Week Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPT | 24 | -4 from last week |
| 2 | Cursor | 20 | +3 from last week |
| 3 | OpenAI | 6 | -2 from last week |
| 4 | Claude | 3 | -3 from last week |
| 5 | GitHub Copilot | 2 | -5 from last week |
Hacker News Front Page
Light week on Hacker News with only 4 total mentions across AI coding tools. Anthropic made the biggest splash with a single post hitting 880 points.
| Tool | Mentions | Top Score |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 1 | 880 points |
| ChatGPT | 2 | 852 points |
| Claude | 1 | 731 points |
NPM Package Downloads
OpenAI SDK continues to dominate JavaScript AI development with 34.2M monthly downloads. Vercel's AI SDK holds strong at #2 with 21.8M downloads. Anthropic SDK at 12.9M shows the growing Claude developer ecosystem.
| Rank | Package | Monthly Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | openai | 34.2M |
| 2 | ai (Vercel) | 21.8M |
| 3 | @anthropic-ai/sdk | 12.9M |
| 4 | @langchain/core | 8.8M |
| 5 | @google/generative-ai | 6.4M |
PyPI Package Downloads
LangChain dominates Python AI development with 96M monthly downloads for the core package and 75.8M for langchain-core. Anthropic SDK at 33.2M shows Claude's strong presence in Python development.
| Rank | Package | Monthly Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | langchain | 96.0M |
| 2 | langchain-core | 75.8M |
| 3 | anthropic | 33.2M |
| 4 | google-generativeai | 14.1M |
| 5 | cohere | 11.5M |
Docker Infrastructure
Ollama continues its rise with 47.8M Docker pulls, solidifying its position as the leading local AI infrastructure tool. NVIDIA CUDA and TensorFlow remain the foundation for AI development infrastructure.
| Rank | Image | Total Pulls |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nvidia/cuda | 99.4M |
| 2 | tensorflow/tensorflow | 80.9M |
| 3 | ollama/ollama | 47.8M |
| 4 | pytorch/pytorch | 15.5M |
Key Takeaways
- Reddit race tightens: Cursor, Bolt, and Continue remain within 24 mentions of each other
- ChatGPT maintains SO dominance: 24 questions this week, down slightly from 28 last week
- Quality over quantity: Anthropic (10.4), Lovable (9.3), and OpenAI (7.6) show highest engagement scores
- OpenAI SDK unchallenged: 34.2M NPM downloads maintains massive lead
- LangChain Python dominance: 96M downloads shows framework's stronghold
- Ollama keeps growing: 47.8M Docker pulls confirms local AI momentum
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All data collected from production APIs and databases:
- Reddit: 10,000+ mentions analyzed across programming subreddits (Nov 29 - Dec 5)
- Stack Overflow: Questions tagged with AI tool names (Nov 29 - Dec 5)
- Hacker News: Posts and comments mentioning AI coding tools (Nov 29 - Dec 5)
- NPM: Monthly download counts from NPM registry (most recent data)
- PyPI: Monthly download counts from PyPI BigQuery dataset (most recent data)
- Docker Hub: Total pull counts from Docker Hub API (most recent data)
Raw data available at vibe-data.com/data. Updated weekly.