What are vibe coding communities?

Communities for developers using AI tools like Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt.new to build apps faster. Discord is the primary hub with official servers for each tool, alongside Reddit communities and broader AI developer spaces for builders pushing the limits of AI-assisted development.

Where do most vibe coding communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 31 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

97% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical vibe coding community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 116K members and the median is 25K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Live Chat is the most common (61%). Others that show up often include forum.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Vibe Coding topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Vibe Coding Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 31 vibe coding communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: vibe coding communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 31
Platforms: 7
Avg members: 116K
Median members: 25K

Where Vibe Coding Communities Are Hosted

Discord
11(35%)
Skool
8(26%)
Reddit
4(13%)
Discourse
3(10%)
Github
2(6%)
Independent Platforms
2(6%)
Facebook
1(3%)

Format mix

Chat communities
11(35%)
Forum / feed-based
10(32%)
Private membership
8(26%)
Other platforms
2(6%)

Chat communities is most common (35%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (32%).

Discord leads, but Skool and Reddit also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
2(6%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(3%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
6(19%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
10(32%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
6(19%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(3%)

5 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (116K vs 25K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Vibe Coding Differs From Other Categories

Vibe Coding is more free-to-join, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Vibe Coding	Hive Index average
Free to join	97%	84%
Median members	25K	25K
Average members	116K	662K
Paid or apply-to-join	3%	16%
Live chat	61%	41%
Discord share	35%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
61%
Forum
48%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
10%
Courses
6%
Requires Application
3%

Live Chat appears on 61% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 170

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	11	35%	128	75%
Skool	8	26%	20	12%
Reddit	4	13%	20	12%
Independent Platforms	2	6%	2	1%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 35% of listings and 75% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
128(75%)
Forum / feed-based
22(13%)
Private membership
20(12%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
148(87%)
Online/Offline Events
50(29%)
Forum
34(20%)
Courses
2(1%)
Requires Application
1(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
42(25%)
Huge
39(23%)
Medium
39(23%)
Massive
22(13%)
Gigantic
12(7%)

Top-clicked listings

House of Vibes
39(23%)
vibecoding Discord
30(18%)
Lovable Discord
15(9%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

House of Vibes
Discord · 5.0 stars · 207 members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Vibe Coding. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

Updated periodically

FAQ

: Communities for developers using AI tools like Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt.new to build apps faster. Discord is the primary hub with official servers for each tool, alongside Reddit communities and broader AI developer spaces for builders pushing the limits of AI-assisted development.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 31 listings).
: 97% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 116K members and the median is 25K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Live Chat is the most common (61%). Others that show up often include forum.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Vibe Coding topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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