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12,400+ developers earning

Get paid while
your AI thinks.

Your AI coding assistant pauses to think dozens of times a day. Codeback turns each pause into one tasteful sponsored line — and pays you 65% of what advertisers bid for it.

Free forever · 65% revenue share · uninstall anytime

without codeback

$ agent.run(task)

Thinking… 4.1s

You stare at a spinner. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

+$0.0060
with codeback

$ agent.run(task)

RRamp· spend less on expenses
Sponsoredwhile thinking · 4.1s

Same wait. Now it pays you.

one line and you're live

Works with VS Code · Cursor · Windsurf · Zed · +4 more

$npx codeback install

Runs inside the AI coding tools you already use — 8 and counting

Claude CodePopular
Cursor
‹›VS Code
Windsurf
ZZed
GGitHub Copilot
Cline
$Codex CLI
how it works

Set up once. Earn while you build.

01

Install in one line

A single command hooks into your AI tool. No config, no account switch, no new tab.

02

Just keep coding

While your agent thinks, one clearly-labeled sponsored line replaces the spinner. Never a popup.

$03

Get paid 65%

Every impression pays, clicks pay 50× more, and your balance pays out weekly via Stripe.

the math

You were going to wait anyway.

Hours coding with AI / day6h
Your revenue share
65%
Impressions / month
6,072
Projected / year
$708

estimated payout

$59.02/mo

Illustrative estimate. Real earnings depend on advertiser demand and your tool usage.

two sides

One spinner. Two winners.

For developers

Get paid for time you already lose

  • Passive income from the spinners you already sit through
  • You keep 65% — paid out every week
  • One labeled line. No popups, no slowdown, off in a click.
Start earning
For companies

Reach developers in deep focus

  • Land in front of devs at peak intent — right while they build
  • Pay only for impressions and clicks. You set the budget.
  • Reach an audience that ad-blocks everything else
Launch a campaign
$1.2M
paid to developers
12.4K
developers earning
65%
revenue share
<5s
per impression

I forgot it was even running. Then I had forty bucks at the end of the month for staring at the same spinners I always stare at.

DRDevon R. · staff engineer

Finally, the loading state does something useful. One line, clearly labeled, and the payout just shows up.

MKMira K. · indie hacker

Questions, answered.

No. The sponsored line only appears where a loading spinner already was, for as long as your agent is thinking. One ephemeral element is swapped for another — nothing is added to your screen.

Your balance settles in real time and pays out weekly via Stripe once you pass the $10 minimum. Connect a payout method in the Earn dashboard.

Developer-relevant tools only — infra, APIs, dev services. Every line is clearly labeled as sponsored, and you can block any advertiser or category.

VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed and four more, all with the same one-line install. New editors are added based on demand.

Instantly. There is a kill switch in the extension and in your dashboard — disable it for a session or for good, no questions asked.

Your spinners are
already spinning.

Install once and let the waiting pay for itself.

Free forever · uninstall anytime