How popular is Crush?

As of Aug 20, 2026, Crush routes about 2B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #15 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.

When was Crush last updated?

The most recent tracked release is nightly on Aug 20, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.

What are the best alternatives to Crush?

By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Qwen Code, OpenCode, and Goose. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

ToolsCharm

Crush

homepage changelog npm

OpenRouter rank

#15

of 15 tracked tools

Tokens / day

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

Requests / day

18,455

OpenRouter, summed

Usage

OpenRouter token volume

latest Aug 20, 2026

source: OpenRouter app rankings · summed across the tool's apps · daily

2B on Aug 20, 2026

Pricing

Subscription plans

Latest captured subscription plans for Crush.
Plan	$/mo	Notes
plan tracking pending — first pricing-page capture lands with the next crawl (no public pricing page on file)

source: vendor pricing page

awaiting first capture

Change history

no plan changes detected yet — changes appear here the day the pricing page moves

Changelog

Releases

nightlynightly
Aug 20, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
v0.90.0v0.90.0
Aug 19, 2026
- ## Tiny patch
- This is a tiny release, but we thought it would be worth it.
- Updated [Bubble Tea](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/releases/tag/v2.0.9) with a couple fixes for some terminal emulators.
nightlynightly
Aug 19, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
nightlynightly
Aug 18, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
nightlynightly
Aug 17, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
nightlynightly
Aug 14, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
nightlynightly
Aug 13, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
v0.89.0v0.89.0
Aug 12, 2026
- # A couple QoL goodies
- We're releasing a few Quality of Life :tm: enhacements for you. They're simple, but these simple improvements compound with time to make Crush better and better.
- ## Hint on quitting Crush
nightlynightly
Aug 12, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
nightlynightly
Aug 11, 2026
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- <details>
- <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>

source: github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases

latest Aug 20, 2026

Adoption

GitHub & package growth

GitHub stars

source: github.com/charmbracelet/crush

27,543 stars · Aug 21, 2026

Package downloads/day

source: registry stats · @charmland/crush · 28 zero-day gaps hidden

868/day · Aug 16, 2026

Community

Reddit pulse

30-day · to Aug 21, 2026

Mentions/day

Sentiment split

I think my crush is an eggr/MtF · 575 pts
Skrillex crowd crush megathreadr/BoomtownFestival · 78 pts
The girl I have a crush on has CD : r/CrohnsDiseaser/ · — pts

source: Reddit mentions across coding subreddits · sentiment auto-classified

latest Aug 21, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for Crush.
Benchmark	Configuration	Score	Date	Source
no benchmark results attributed to Crush yet

scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only

Alternatives

Similar tools

Alternatives to Crush by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Tool	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
62	Qwen CodeAlibaba (Qwen)	3.6B	66.8%	vs Crush
51	OpenCodeSST	4.5B	—	vs Crush
49	GooseBlock	5B	18.8%	vs Crush
45	Roo CodeRoo Code Inc.	8.5B	40.3%	vs Crush

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

FAQ

Crush FAQ

How popular is Crush?: As of Aug 20, 2026, Crush routes about 2B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #15 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.
When was Crush last updated?: The most recent tracked release is nightly on Aug 20, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
What are the best alternatives to Crush?: By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Qwen Code, OpenCode, and Goose. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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