Dataset: AI Usage
Entity: AI Usage Measurement
Field ID: client_version
Type: Text
Description: The version of the client.
Source: App
Transformation logic: N/A
App Mapping
GitHub Copilot | the last known IDE version on |
Anthropic Claude (coming soon) | N/A |
Cursor (coming soon) | the client version published with daily usage |
OpenAI Platform (coming soon) | N/A |
OpenAI Codex (coming soon) | N/A |
Reporting Use Cases
The Client version field matters more than it looks, because providers exclude out-of-date clients from their telemetry entirely.
Explaining unexplained drops: GitHub excludes users below a minimum client version from Copilot metrics. A sudden fall in active users is often a version floor rather than a fall in usage, and this field is what makes that diagnosable.
Upgrade tracking: Group by version to find the users still on an old client.
