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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Google Antigravity is emerging as a credible Cursor competitor with +2,000,000% combined rising query growth for IDE and pricing comparisons, while Lovart AI hit a new all-time high of 100 signaling design agents are finding product-market fit as coding agents cool down 80% across the board. Meanwhile, AWS's Kiro AI is rising +4,700% from the enterprise flank and GLM 5.2's 1M-context open-source model is being ignored despite superior technical specs, suggesting developers prioritize ecosystem over raw capability.

15 items|10 trends analyzed|Regions: US

Ongoing Stories(3)

Lovart AI

Major Update

Lovart AI hit a new all-time high of 100 on July 16, up from 44 the previous day. 'Lovart AI' specific queries jumped to 16, confirming focused product interest.

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Hermes Agent

Winding Down

Hermes AI Agent continues to decline from its 72 peak, now at 13. The Nous Research agent has lost momentum as the broader agent category cools.

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OpenClaw

Winding Down

OpenClaw has continued declining to 7 (latest), down from its 93 peak. Despite 383k GitHub stars, mainstream search interest has evaporated.

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Google Antigravity: Post-I/O Momentum Fade

Antigravity peaked at 100 during Google I/O (May 20) but has declined 87% to 13-14 by mid-July. Google-specific queries peaked at 34 during I/O versus just 3-4 currently.

AI Coding Agents: Codex and Claude Code Lead

Codex dominates at 71 (latest), Claude Code at 31, while Antigravity (4) and Cursor AI (2) trail significantly. All four show declining interest from June peaks, suggesting category-wide summer slowdown.

Lovart AI: Explosive Re-Acceleration to New Highs

Lovart AI spiked to 100 on July 16, crushing its previous high of 85 from April. 'Lovart AI' specific queries jumped to 16, indicating focused product interest rather than just brand awareness.

GLM 5.2 and Kiro: Early-Stage Developer Tools

GLM 5.2 peaked at 99 in mid-June following release but has declined 81% to 19. Kiro AI remains in early adoption at 2-5, suggesting it hasn't broken out of the AWS developer ecosystem yet.

AI Agent Wars: The Hype Cycle Reality Check

All three major AI agents have declined 80%+ from June peaks. Hermes dropped from 72 to 13, OpenClaw from 44 to 7, and Claude AI Agent from 67 to 13. The 'agent' category is experiencing a collective cooldown.

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