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Idlen.io vs IdleAds.dev
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Idlen.io
AI ToolsIdlen is a wait-state ad network with the widest surface in the category — extensions for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf plus browser extensions for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini — paying a 70% revenue share and reportedly the highest CPMs. It targets ads using your project's dependency files. Launched June 2026 by an anonymous team.
IdleAds.dev
AI ToolsIdleAds is a 'wait-state' advertising tool for AI coding agents. It replaces the idle status line of tools like Claude Code with a sponsored message and pays the developer a 70% revenue share (with a stated goal of 90%), pitching server-side impression verification and no patching of the editor bundle. Launched June 2026, within 24 hours of Kickbacks.ai.
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At a Glance
Idlen.io
Best For
Developers who want the widest ad surface across IDEs and AI chat assistants and accept dependency-file targeting
Pricing
Free to install; 70% revenue share to developers
Key Features
70% revenue share · Widest surface: VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf + ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity/Gemini browser extensions · Local dependency-file targeting · $20–42 CPMs
Integrations
VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Chrome, Firefox; ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini
IdleAds.dev
Best For
Solo developers on Claude Code who want a higher share than Kickbacks without patching the editor
Pricing
Free to install; 70% revenue share to developers
Key Features
70% revenue share (stated goal 90%) · Server-side impression verification · No editor-bundle patching · $5 payout minimum
Integrations
Claude Code, Codex, VS Code
For builders
This page is doing a job for someone else’s tool.
AI agents read it. Buyers find it. Backlinks accrue. Your tool can have one too — live in 24 hours, indexed by Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, queryable via MCP.