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Crypto and Web3 developer tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for crypto and web3 developer tools, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▲Alchemy moved #3 → #2
▼Foundry moved #2 → #3
▲Solana moved #7 → #6
▼OpenZeppelin moved #6 → #7
▲QuickNode moved #9 → #8
▼Infura moved #8 → #9
▲Remix +3.8pp (32.7% → 36.5%)
▲Solana +3.6pp (40.8% → 44.4%)
▲Alchemy +1.8pp (49% → 50.8%)
▲QuickNode +1.8pp (34.7% → 36.5%)
▲Solidity +1.1pp (44.9% → 46%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

▲ INRemix entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTWagmi left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼Solana moved #2 → #7
▲Remix moved #14 → #10
▲Alchemy moved #5 → #3
▲Infura moved #10 → #8
▼Wagmi moved #9 → #11
▲Foundry moved #3 → #2
▲Solidity moved #6 → #5
▲OpenZeppelin moved #7 → #6
▼QuickNode moved #8 → #9
▼Solana -9.2pp (50% → 40.8%)
▲Remix +7.7pp (25% → 32.7%)
▼Wagmi -5.1pp (35.7% → 30.6%)
▼QuickNode -4.6pp (39.3% → 34.7%)
▲Foundry +2.6pp (46.4% → 49%)
▲Alchemy +2.6pp (46.4% → 49%)
▼OpenZeppelin -2.1pp (42.9% → 40.8%)
▼Ethereum -2pp (71.4% → 69.4%)
▲Solidity +2pp (42.9% → 44.9%)
▲Infura +1pp (35.7% → 36.7%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Solana moved #4 → #2
▼Hardhat moved #2 → #4
▼Foundry -3.6pp (50% → 46.4%)
▼Hardhat -3.6pp (50% → 46.4%)
▲OpenZeppelin +2.4pp (40.5% → 42.9%)
▲Wagmi +2.4pp (33.3% → 35.7%)
▲Infura +2.4pp (33.3% → 35.7%)
▼Solidity -2.3pp (45.2% → 42.9%)
▼Alchemy -1.2pp (47.6% → 46.4%)
▲QuickNode +1.2pp (38.1% → 39.3%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Hardhat moved #4 → #2
▲Solana moved #6 → #4
▼Alchemy moved #3 → #5
▼Foundry moved #2 → #3
▼Solidity moved #5 → #6
▲OpenZeppelin moved #8 → #7
▼QuickNode moved #7 → #8
▲Wagmi moved #10 → #9
▼Infura moved #9 → #10
▲OpenZeppelin +3.8pp (36.7% → 40.5%)
▼Alchemy -3.4pp (51% → 47.6%)
▼Infura -3.4pp (36.7% → 33.3%)
▲Hardhat +3.1pp (46.9% → 50%)
▲Solana +3.1pp (46.9% → 50%)
▼Ethereum -2.1pp (73.5% → 71.4%)
▼Solidity -1.7pp (46.9% → 45.2%)
▼Wagmi -1.4pp (34.7% → 33.3%)
▼Foundry -1pp (51% → 50%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲Hardhat moved #6 → #4
▼Infura moved #7 → #9
▲Foundry moved #3 → #2
▼Alchemy moved #2 → #3
▼Solidity moved #4 → #5
▼Solana moved #5 → #6
▲QuickNode moved #8 → #7
▲OpenZeppelin moved #9 → #8
▼Infura -6.2pp (42.9% → 36.7%)
▼Alchemy -6.1pp (57.1% → 51%)
▼OpenZeppelin -2.6pp (39.3% → 36.7%)
▼QuickNode -2.3pp (41.1% → 38.8%)
▼Ethereum -1.5pp (75% → 73.5%)
▼Solidity -1.3pp (48.2% → 46.9%)
▼Solana -1.3pp (48.2% → 46.9%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▼Hardhat moved #4 → #6
▲Solidity moved #5 → #4
▲Solana moved #6 → #5
▲Infura moved #8 → #7
▼QuickNode moved #7 → #8
▼OpenZeppelin -3.6pp (42.9% → 39.3%)
▼QuickNode -3.1pp (44.2% → 41.1%)
▼Hardhat -3pp (49.4% → 46.4%)
▼Ethereum -2.9pp (77.9% → 75%)
▼Alchemy -2.6pp (59.7% → 57.1%)
▲Solana +1.4pp (46.8% → 48.2%)
▼Infura -1.3pp (44.2% → 42.9%)
▼Wagmi -1.2pp (35.1% → 33.9%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▲Solana +1.3pp (45.5% → 46.8%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 7, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.8%
#2Alchemy50.8%
#3Foundry49.2%
#4Hardhat47.6%
#5Solidity46%
#6Solana44.4%
#7OpenZeppelin41.3%
#8QuickNode36.5%
#9Infura36.5%
#10Remix36.5%

Sep 1, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum69.4%
#2Foundry49%
#3Alchemy49%
#4Hardhat46.9%
#5Solidity44.9%
#6OpenZeppelin40.8%
#7Solana40.8%
#8Infura36.7%
#9QuickNode34.7%
#10Remix32.7%

Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 24, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 23, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v5-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Solana50%
#3Foundry46.4%
#4Hardhat46.4%
#5Alchemy46.4%
#6Solidity42.9%
#7OpenZeppelin42.9%
#8QuickNode39.3%
#9Wagmi35.7%
#10Infura35.7%

Aug 22, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum71.4%
#2Hardhat50%
#3Foundry50%
#4Solana50%
#5Alchemy47.6%
#6Solidity45.2%
#7OpenZeppelin40.5%
#8QuickNode38.1%
#9Wagmi33.3%
#10Infura33.3%

Aug 21, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum73.5%
#2Foundry51%
#3Alchemy51%
#4Hardhat46.9%
#5Solidity46.9%
#6Solana46.9%
#7QuickNode38.8%
#8OpenZeppelin36.7%
#9Infura36.7%
#10Wagmi34.7%

Aug 20, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum75%
#2Alchemy57.1%
#3Foundry51.8%
#4Solidity48.2%
#5Solana48.2%
#6Hardhat46.4%
#7Infura42.9%
#8QuickNode41.1%
#9OpenZeppelin39.3%
#10Wagmi33.9%

Aug 19, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum75%
#2Alchemy57.1%
#3Foundry51.8%
#4Solidity48.2%
#5Solana48.2%
#6Hardhat46.4%
#7Infura42.9%
#8QuickNode41.1%
#9OpenZeppelin39.3%
#10Wagmi33.9%

Aug 18, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum77.9%
#2Alchemy59.7%
#3Foundry51.9%
#4Hardhat49.4%
#5Solidity48.1%
#6Solana46.8%
#7QuickNode44.2%
#8Infura44.2%
#9OpenZeppelin42.9%
#10Wagmi35.1%

Aug 17, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum77.9%
#2Alchemy59.7%
#3Foundry51.9%
#4Hardhat49.4%
#5Solidity48.1%
#6Solana46.8%
#7QuickNode44.2%
#8Infura44.2%
#9OpenZeppelin42.9%
#10Wagmi35.1%

Aug 16, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum77.9%
#2Alchemy59.7%
#3Foundry51.9%
#4Hardhat49.4%
#5Solidity48.1%
#6Solana46.8%
#7QuickNode44.2%
#8Infura44.2%
#9OpenZeppelin42.9%
#10Wagmi35.1%

Aug 15, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum77.9%
#2Alchemy59.7%
#3Foundry51.9%
#4Hardhat49.4%
#5Solidity48.1%
#6Solana46.8%
#7QuickNode44.2%
#8Infura44.2%
#9OpenZeppelin42.9%
#10Wagmi35.1%

Aug 14, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Ethereum77.9%
#2Alchemy59.7%
#3Foundry51.9%
#4Hardhat49.4%
#5Solidity48.1%
#6Solana45.5%
#7QuickNode44.2%
#8Infura44.2%
#9OpenZeppelin42.9%
#10Wagmi35.1%

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