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Show HN: InstallRate ranks what Claude, GPT and Gemini install via npm across 20 categories

A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces InstallRate, a leaderboard covering what Claude, GPT and Gemini npm install across 20 categories. The linked page at installrate.com/leaderboard presents the results. The source snippet is limited: the Hacker News discussion has 1 point and 0 comments, so the post offers little detail beyond the project's existence and scope.

Source: Hacker News · installrate.com Published 2026-11-04T14:35:57+00:00 Detected 2026-11-04T22:17:45+00:00
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A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces InstallRate, a leaderboard covering what Claude, GPT and Gemini npm install across 20 categories. The linked page at installrate.com/leaderboard presents the results. The source snippet is limited: the Hacker News discussion has 1 point and 0 comments, so the post offers little detail beyond the project's existence and scope.

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Developers and teams who rely on AI coding assistants may find it useful to see which npm packages these models tend to install, since that can shape dependency choices. Anyone evaluating these tools should check the leaderboard's methodology directly on the linked page, because the snippet does not explain how the rankings were built. It is worth watching whether the project publishes more detail and whether its rankings stay consistent over time.

Signal Strength 84% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 43 Category BIG MOVE Reader Depth PRACTICAL Event context 2 sources

Signal Strength reflects source quality, relevance, freshness and evidence. Public Interest helps organize discovery; it is not proof of truth.

Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 74 Practical Impact Score 0 Novelty Interest Score 94 Consequence Score 0 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 53

Claude gets a source-backed update

Claude has a source-backed update with coverage spanning announcement, how to use.

2 sources 2 angles ANNOUNCEMENT HOW TO USE

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