| license: cc-by-4.0 | |
| task_categories: | |
| - tabular-classification | |
| - time-series-forecasting | |
| language: | |
| - en | |
| tags: | |
| - venture-capital | |
| - ai-benchmarks | |
| - llm-economics | |
| - modevc | |
| pretty_name: "AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust" | |
| # AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust | |
| **Empirical Claim:** 66% of developers use AI coding assistants, but only 48% trust AI output they can validate, a gap of 18 points. Agents reach 26%. | |
| Share of respondents, %, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026 (AI section, n ≈ 13,000). Daily use is among developers who use AI coding tools; every other bar is among all respondents. | |
| ## Canonical Interactive Visualization & Primary Source | |
| - **Interactive D3 Chart & Full Analysis:** [https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/](https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/) | |
| - **Mode VC Empirical AI Chart Index (38 Charts):** [https://modevc.com/charts/](https://modevc.com/charts/) | |
| - **Mode VC Institutional Investor Atlas (3,650+ VC Firms):** [https://modevc.com/investors/](https://modevc.com/investors/) | |
| - **Mode VC Research Homepage:** [https://modevc.com](https://modevc.com) | |
| - **Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint:** `https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-ai-coding-assistant-statistics` | |
| ## Key Analytical Takeaway | |
| Developers adopted the assistant. The open job is making its code safe to merge. | |
| ## Citation & Attribution | |
| Published by [Mode VC](https://modevc.com) under CC-BY-4.0. When referencing this dataset, cite [AI Coding Assistant Statistics: Use vs. Trust (https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/)](https://modevc.com/charts/ai-coding-assistant-statistics/). | |