How popular is Roo Code?

As of Aug 20, 2026, Roo Code routes about 8.5B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #11 tracked AI coding tool by that measure. Its OpenRouter volume moved +40.3% over the last 7 days.

When was Roo Code last updated?

The most recent tracked release is v3.54.0 on May 15, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.

What are the best alternatives to Roo Code?

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

ToolsRoo Code Inc.

Roo Code

homepage pricing changelog github

OpenRouter rank

#11

of 15 tracked tools

Tokens / day

8.5B40.3%

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

Requests / day

65,689

OpenRouter, summed

Usage

OpenRouter token volume

latest Aug 20, 2026

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

8.5B on Aug 20, 2026

Pricing

Subscription plans

Latest captured subscription plans for Roo Code.
Plan	$/mo	Notes
Self-hosted (Up to 10 users)	$0	No license needed · Self-hosted, all features included · Free tier serves as the trial for self-hosted · Up to 10 users
11–50 users	—	All features included · Contact via 'Talk to us' for pricing · 11–50 users
51–100 users	—	All features included · Contact via 'Talk to us' for pricing · 51–100 users
100+ users	—	All features included · Contact via 'Talk to us' for pricing · 100+ users
Roomote Cloud	—	Free 7-day trial, no credit card required · Every plan includes app hosting and a sandbox provider; user brings inference key · Single-tenant deployment

source: roocode.com/pricing

captured Aug 21, 2026

Change history

Aug 21, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added 11–50 users, 51–100 users, 100+ users; removed Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users)
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Aug 16, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Self-hosted (Up to 10 users), Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users); removed Up to 10 users, 11–50 users, 51–100 users, 100+ users
source
Aug 14, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Up to 10 users; removed Up to 10 users (Self-hosted, no license needed)
source
Aug 13, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Up to 10 users (Self-hosted, no license needed), 11–50 users, 51–100 users, 100+ users; removed Self-hosted - Up to 10 users, Self-hosted - 11–50 users, Self-hosted - 51–100 users, Self-hosted - 100+ users
source
Aug 10, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Roomote Cloud, Self-hosted - Up to 10 users, Self-hosted - 11–50 users, Self-hosted - 51–100 users, Self-hosted - 100+ users; removed Up to 10 users (self-hosted, no license needed), 11–50 users, 51–100 users, 100+ users
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Aug 9, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Up to 10 users (self-hosted, no license needed), 11–50 users, 51–100 users, 100+ users; removed Self-hosted (Up to 10 users), Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users), Roomote Cloud
source
Aug 7, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Self-hosted (Up to 10 users), Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users), Roomote Cloud; removed Try on Roomote Cloud, Self-host - Up to 10 users, Self-host - 11–50 users, Self-host - 51–100 users, Self-host - 100+ users
source
Aug 5, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Try on Roomote Cloud, Self-host - Up to 10 users, Self-host - 11–50 users, Self-host - 51–100 users, Self-host - 100+ users; removed Self-hosted (Up to 10 users), Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users), Roomote Cloud
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Aug 4, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Self-hosted (Up to 10 users), Self-hosted (11–50 users), Self-hosted (51–100 users), Self-hosted (100+ users), Roomote Cloud; removed Up to 10 users, Up to 50 users, Up to 100 users
source
Aug 2, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: removed More than 100 users
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Jul 29, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: plan set updated
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Jul 26, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added More than 100 users
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Jul 25, 2026
Roo Code plans changed: added Up to 10 users, Up to 50 users, Up to 100 users; removed Roomote Cloud - Up to 10 users, Roomote Cloud - Up to 50 users, Roomote Cloud - Up to 100 users, Roomote Cloud - More than 100 users
source

Changelog

Releases

v3.54.0Release v3.54.0
May 15, 2026
- Release v3.54.0
v3.53.0Release v3.53.0
Apr 23, 2026
- Release v3.53.0
v3.52.1Release v3.52.1
Apr 13, 2026
- Release v3.52.1
v3.52.0Release v3.52.0
Apr 8, 2026
- Release v3.52.0
v3.51.1Release v3.51.1
Mar 8, 2026
- Release v3.51.1
v3.51.0Release v3.51.0
Mar 5, 2026
- Release v3.51.0
cli-v0.1.17Roo Code CLI v0.1.17
Mar 4, 2026
- ## What's New
- ### Added
- **Custom Session ID Support**: New `--create-with-session-id` flag allows specifying a custom UUID session ID when creating tasks. Session IDs are now validated as UUIDs for both create and resume operations, as well as for `start.taskId` in stdin-stream mode.
cli-v0.1.16Roo Code CLI v0.1.16
Mar 4, 2026
- ## What's New
- ### Added
- **Custom Shell Selection**: New `--terminal-shell` flag to specify which shell to use for inline command execution. The shell path is validated at the CLI layer and passed through the standard settings mechanism.
cli-v0.1.15Roo Code CLI v0.1.15
Mar 3, 2026
- ## What's New
- ### Fixed
- **Follow-up Routing for Completion Asks**: Fixed routing of follow-up messages when the agent asks for clarification (ask_followup_question) in stdin-stream mode. Messages sent after a completion ask are now correctly delivered to the agent instead of being queued.
cli-v0.1.14Roo Code CLI v0.1.14
Mar 3, 2026
- ## What's New
- ### Fixed
- **Command Output Streaming**: Ensure full command output is streamed before the done event is emitted, preventing truncated output in stdin-stream mode.

source: github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/releases

latest May 15, 2026

Adoption

GitHub & package growth

GitHub stars

source: github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code

24,331 stars · Aug 21, 2026

Package downloads/day

no package registry tracked for this entity

Community

Reddit pulse

30-day · to Aug 21, 2026

Mentions/day

Sentiment split

Why is Claude Code considered better than OpenCode/Cursor/etc. if they all basically give AI the same tools?r/hermesagent · 0 pts
completely solved my qwen3.8 27b q8 thinking loopsr/LocalLLM · 1 pts
How Nord Security cut coding-agents (Claude Code, Roo ...r/ · — pts

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

latest Aug 21, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

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

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

Alternatives

Similar tools

Alternatives to Roo Code by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Tool	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
49	GooseBlock	5B	18.8%	vs Roo Code
51	OpenCodeSST	4.5B	—	vs Roo Code
38	Z CodeZ.ai	10.3B	54.3%	vs Roo Code
30	Zoo CodeZoo Code (community)	14B	48.4%	vs Roo Code

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

FAQ

Roo Code FAQ

How popular is Roo Code?: As of Aug 20, 2026, Roo Code routes about 8.5B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #11 tracked AI coding tool by that measure. Its OpenRouter volume moved +40.3% over the last 7 days.
When was Roo Code last updated?: The most recent tracked release is v3.54.0 on May 15, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
What are the best alternatives to Roo Code?: By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Goose, OpenCode, and Z Code. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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