Agent power rankings · week 42
Which agents people are getting real work out of right now. Ranked by momentum from our own data: new use cases in 5 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2026 vs 28 Sep 2026 – 4 Oct 2026, their trend scores, and ‘worked’ votes. Snapshot taken 12 Oct 2026.
| # | Movement | Agent and why | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | ClaudeSame desk, same shift: Claude stays at #1. 46 new use cases this week (34 the week before); top: Find an exoplanet candidate in NASA TESS data. | 233.4 |
| 2 | – | CodexCodex holds #2: 18 new use cases, 10 the week before. 18 new use cases this week (10 the week before); top: Find an exoplanet candidate in NASA TESS data. | 102.1 |
| 3 | ▲4 | Grok BotGrok Bot climbs 4 to #3: 13 new use cases, up from 3. 13 new use cases this week (3 the week before); top: Ask Grok Bot to build your X follow list. | 69.2 |
| 4 | – | Hermes AgentHermes Agent holds #4: 5 new use cases, 4 the week before. 5 new use cases this week (4 the week before); top: Mine hundreds of agent sessions for consequential moments. | 24.9 |
| 5 | NEW | CursorCursor makes the list: #5, first week in. 4 new use cases this week (1 the week before); top: Keep agent state in init.d-style files to survive compaction. | 21.2 |
| 6 | ▼1 | Meta MuseMeta Muse slips 1 to #6 on a flat count: 3 new, same as before. 3 new use cases this week (3 the week before); top: Let Muse tune its own inbox-triage model. | 13.1 |
| 7 | ▼4 | ChatGPT DotsQuieter week. ChatGPT Dots drops 4 to #7. 3 new use cases this week (8 the week before); top: Let your Dot post updates to Slack and bring replies back. | 12.7 |
| 8 | NEW | AntigravityAntigravity makes the list: #8, first week in. 1 new use case this week (0 the week before); top: Keep agent state in init.d-style files to survive compaction. | 6.4 |
| 9 | NEW | Muse CodeMuse Code makes the list: #9, first week in. 1 new use case this week (0 the week before); top: Let an agent manage a WooCommerce store with approvals. | 5.9 |
| 10 | – | ManusSame desk, same shift: Manus stays at #10. 1 new use case this week (1 the week before); top: Turn 2 hours of travel clips into a vlog with Manus. | 5.8 |
| 11 | ▲2 | Gemini CLIGemini CLI rises 2 to #11 on a flat count: 1 new, same as before. 1 new use case this week (1 the week before); top: Keep agent state in init.d-style files to survive compaction. | 4.9 |
| 12 | – | OpenClawOpenClaw holds #12: 1 new use case, 1 the week before. 1 new use case this week (1 the week before); top: Watch and approve all your agents from one inbox. | 4.9 |
| 13 | NEW | GooseGoose makes the list: #13, first week in. 1 new use case this week (0 the week before); top: Put a web UI on a Goose agent in a microVM. | 4.5 |
| 14 | ▼8 | Perplexity ComputerPerplexity Computer slips 8 to #14: 1 new this week, 3 the week before. 1 new use case this week (3 the week before); top: Build the rough version on Light effort to save credits. | 3.7 |
| 15 | ▼4 | ChatGPT agentDown 4 to #15, same count: ChatGPT agent logged 1 new again. 1 new use case this week (1 the week before); top: Get alerted to surprise comedy shows with ChatGPT agent. | 3.5 |
Momentum = 3 × new this week + 1.5 × max(0, this week − week before) + trend of this week's use cases ÷ 25 + 2 × ‘worked’ votes. Only use cases on agentsetups count, by their source date. ‘Worked’ votes: D1 votes (I tried this → Worked).