AI-powered IDEs Integrated Development Environments 2026-2040
| IDE | Technology |
AI Autonomy |
2015 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 🚥 | 2026 | 2030 | 2040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS Code Microsoft open-source |
TS/Electron | Limited | 🚀 | 51% | 74% | 74% | 76% | 🔴 | 68% | 42% | 18% |
| Cursor (Anysphere) | VS Code | Agent-level | — | — | 🚀 | 1% | 18% | 🟠 | 32% | 35% | 32% |
| Zed open-source | Rust/GPU | Limited | — | — | 🚀 | 1% | 15% | 🟢 | 20% | 25% | 30% |
| Windsurf (Cognition AI) | VS Code | Self-driving | — | — | — | 🚀 | 5% | 🟠 | 10% | 15% | 12% |
| Air (JetBrains) | Kotlin | Agent-level | — | — | — | — | 🚀 | 🟠 | 8% | 12% | 10% |
| Antigravity (Google) | Windsurf VS Code | Self-driving | — | — | — | — | 🚀 | 🟢 | 7% | 25% | 45% |
Figures represent approximate developer usage share based on surveys and projections.
IMHO as of Feb 2026:
- Antigravity is the best overall IDE for AI so far, and will grow fast.
- It will keep Windsurf alive for a while.
- Zed will grow slowly but steadily.
- Cursor will become stagnant soon.
- VS Code will decline faster than expected.
- Air might become a niche product.
Btw, did you know that:
Google paid
$2.4 billion
for Antigravity
to license Windsurf IDE forked from VS Code built by
Microsoft.