About r/ChatGPTCoding
r/ChatGPTCoding is a community for people building, learning, and experimenting with AI-assisted coding. Discuss workflows, questions, technical lessons, news, and projects with any AI model or tool—from ChatGPT and Codex to Claude, Cursor, open-source models, and whatever comes next.
The community at a glance
r/ChatGPTCoding is a Subreddit for Programmers and Vibe Coders with roughly 399K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Vibe Coding communities list.
Roughly 83K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Coding, Struggling, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention cursor, ai coding assistant, and ai tool.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 94K members
- 2024: 84K members
- 2025: 165K members
- 2026: 53K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 8K members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 6K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 2K members
Themes
- Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- I gave all my AI coding agents one shared self-hosted memory so they stop forgetting everything between sessions
- I have both Jetbrain and vscode and looking for agentic extension that lets me add the whole codebase to context instead of agent reading files by checking
- Do you use Offline live code comparison tool?
#14Solution RequestsI gave all my AI coding agents one shared self-hosted memory so they stop forgetting everything between sessions · I have both Jetbrain and vscode and looking for agentic extension that lets me add the whole codebase to context instead of agent reading files by checking · Do you use Offline live code comparison tool? - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- AIs get 'dumb' (coding) after about 200k tokens? How is everyone handling this
- Someone Please Explain Codex Usage Limit
- AI Server Management, AI-Handoff creation, Deployment and backup tool - Now I’m getting cold feet before beta testing (UK) Advise greatly appreciated
#23Advice RequestsAIs get 'dumb' (coding) after about 200k tokens? How is everyone handling this · Someone Please Explain Codex Usage Limit · AI Server Management, AI-Handoff creation, Deployment and backup tool - Now I’m getting cold feet before beta testing (UK) Advise greatly appreciated
Topics
- Coding33 posts in the past month#133Coding
- Struggling15 posts in the past month#215Struggling
- Ai14 posts in the past month#314Ai
- Tired12 posts in the past month#412Tired
- Tools10 posts in the past month#510Tools
Flair
- Resources And Tips35 posts in the past month
- Best value AI subscription under 20$/200$ (updated for Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2)
- The 5 prompt sequence I run on every chunk of AI-written code before I trust it
- I used Claude and Codex to build my first Unity game, but visual bugs were still the hard part
#135Resources And TipsBest value AI subscription under 20$/200$ (updated for Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2) · The 5 prompt sequence I run on every chunk of AI-written code before I trust it · I used Claude and Codex to build my first Unity game, but visual bugs were still the hard part - Question30 posts in the past month
- AIs get 'dumb' (coding) after about 200k tokens? How is everyone handling this
- Burning Tokens even faster than before
- Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Token burn comparison using identical models & repos?
#230QuestionAIs get 'dumb' (coding) after about 200k tokens? How is everyone handling this · Burning Tokens even faster than before · Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Token burn comparison using identical models & repos? - Discussion24 posts in the past month
- Is this experience an astral max thing or something? As a plus user on medium and straight vibe coder, I've had to do multiple prompts
- AI coding has made me dramatically faster. But I’m starting to think we’re creating a completely new category of problems
- How do you handle code reviews when 1 dev uses AI to build a massive feature but needs peer feedback
#324DiscussionIs this experience an astral max thing or something? As a plus user on medium and straight vibe coder, I've had to do multiple prompts · AI coding has made me dramatically faster. But I’m starting to think we’re creating a completely new category of problems · How do you handle code reviews when 1 dev uses AI to build a massive feature but needs peer feedback - News3 posts in the past month
- Codex 5h Limit Reintroduced
- ‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents | US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing
- New agentic harness reads LESS source code to write better quality code
#43NewsCodex 5h Limit Reintroduced · ‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents | US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing · New agentic harness reads LESS source code to write better quality code - Memes1 post in the past month
- Introducing Human Tool, a Claude Code plugin that erodes your dignity
#51MemesIntroducing Human Tool, a Claude Code plugin that erodes your dignity
Product recommendations
- cursor3 posts in the past month
- Which model is best for CURSOR?(with no additional fees)
- Which model is best for CURSOR, given that I'm paying for a subscription with no additional fees?
- Which model is best to use for cursors?(just subs, not more fee)
#13cursorWhich model is best for CURSOR?(with no additional fees) · Which model is best for CURSOR, given that I'm paying for a subscription with no additional fees? · Which model is best to use for cursors?(just subs, not more fee) - ai coding assistant2 posts in the past month
- What are the best free agentic AI coding assistants right now?
- Looking for the best AI coding assistant for building a MUN management platform
#22ai coding assistantWhat are the best free agentic AI coding assistants right now? · Looking for the best AI coding assistant for building a MUN management platform - ai tool2 posts in the past month
- What's the best AI tool in enterprise environment
- whats the best free AI tool that can help me code as of april 2025
#32ai toolWhat's the best AI tool in enterprise environment · whats the best free AI tool that can help me code as of april 2025 - vibe coding2 posts in the past month
- What is the best free vibe coding workflow?
- What's the best vibe coding setup if you're a C# Dev?
#42vibe codingWhat is the best free vibe coding workflow? · What's the best vibe coding setup if you're a C# Dev? - model2 posts in the past month
- What's the best AI or model for working with C# right now?
- Best model to programming?
#52modelWhat's the best AI or model for working with C# right now? · Best model to programming?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ChatGPTCoding for?
- Best for Programmers and Vibe Coders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ChatGPTCoding free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/ChatGPTCoding have?
- Roughly 399K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ChatGPTCoding on?
- r/ChatGPTCoding runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/ChatGPTCoding cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/ChatGPTCoding is organized under Programmers, Vibe Coders.
- How do I join r/ChatGPTCoding?
- You can join r/ChatGPTCoding by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Software Development communities like?
- The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (-27%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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