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Crush

OpenRouter rank

#14

of 16 tracked tools

Tokens / day

2.2B

snapshot Jul 7, 2026

Requests / day

59,104

OpenRouter, summed

Usage

OpenRouter token volume

latest Jul 7, 2026

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

2.2B on Jul 7, 2026

Pricing

Subscription plans

Latest captured subscription plans for Crush.
Plan$/moNotes

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
    Jul 8, 2026
    • ---
    • <details>
    • <summary>Verifying the artifacts</summary>
  • v0.82.0v0.82.0
    Jul 7, 2026
    • # General fixes
    • Hello. This small patch includes some varied fixes.
    • ## Better chat scroll
  • v0.81.0v0.81.0
    Jun 29, 2026
    • # Some UX stuff for ya
    • We're starting the week in good style by adding some nice additions and improvements.
    • ## Chat scrollbar
  • v0.80.0v0.80.0
    Jun 25, 2026
    • # The Ol’ Thursday Patch
    • Hi all! It's patch time, and time for some bonus features. Let's go!
    • ## Fixin’ broken tool calls
  • v0.79.1v0.79.1
    Jun 20, 2026
    • # Bang Bang
    • This release introduces a number of small but mighty UX improvements to improve the Bang Mode experience overall. Details below.
    • Hope you’re chilling out,
  • v0.79.0v0.79.0
    Jun 19, 2026
    • # More Bang Mode™ improvements
    • [This morning we released the new Bang Mode](https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases/tag/v0.78.0). For this release, we did a couple small fixes and enhancements to it:
    • We tweaked the font colors to make it more legible;
  • v0.78.0v0.78.0
    Jun 19, 2026
    • # Bang Bang!
    • We're ending the week in style with one awesome feature you've been asking for and one awesome feature you didn’t! Let’s go!
    • ## Bang Mode
  • v0.77.0v0.77.0
    Jun 14, 2026
    • # Global context, better commit messages…and you
    • It's been a bit! There’s lots of good stuff in this release, so let’s get right to it.
    • ## Global context
  • v0.76.0v0.76.0
    Jun 5, 2026
    • # Friday patch
    • Shipping a couple small things for those who will keep crushing during the weekend.
    • ## Permissions UX fix
  • v0.75.0v0.75.0
    Jun 2, 2026
    • # Bug fixin'
    • This is a maintenance release which fixes a couple small bugs.
    • ## Hyper OAuth fix

source: github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases

latest Jul 8, 2026

Adoption

GitHub & package growth

GitHub stars

source: github.com/charmbracelet/crush

26,241 stars · Jul 8, 2026

Package downloads/day

source: registry stats · @charmland/crush · 3 zero-day gaps hidden

979/day · Jul 7, 2026

Community

Reddit pulse

30-day · to Jul 8, 2026

Mentions/day

Sentiment split

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

latest Jul 8, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for Crush.
BenchmarkConfigurationScoreDateSource

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.
#ToolTokens/day7d ΔHead-to-head
80
GooseBlock
1.8Bvs Crush
88
ContinueContinue Dev
1.5Bvs Crush
37
Roo CodeRoo Code Inc.
5.8B83.9%vs Crush
34
Z CodeZ.ai
6.2Bvs Crush

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Jul 7, 2026

FAQ

Crush FAQ

How popular is Crush?
As of Jul 7, 2026, Crush routes about 2.2B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #14 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.
When was Crush last updated?
The most recent tracked release is nightly on Jul 8, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
What are the best alternatives to Crush?
By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Goose, Continue, and Roo Code. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.
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