№ 7 The State of AI Writing on Hacker News · October 2026

October's front page averaged 16% AI-generated.

Pangram flagged 16% of the month's 2,365 analyzed stories as AI-generated. That's 3pp lower than the month before.

Issue №7 Analyzed 2,365 stories Across 31 days From 1,440 distinct domains By HN AI Detector

1 in 6

front-page stories was AI-generated

Pangram flagged 379 of 2365 analyzed stories as AI this month.

-3pp

change versus the previous month

The front page ran less AI than September 2026.

100%

of claude.dev was AI-generated

Of domains with at least three stories this month, claude.dev had the highest AI share.

— The trend

AI % on the HN front page, every day of Oct

31 days · daily rolling avg

Prev. avg: 19% · this month: 19%

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prev avg · 19%

Oct 01Oct 08Oct 15Oct 22Oct 31

Below 17% 17–20% 20% and above Highest day: 100% on Oct 12

— Trending up

vs. previous month

— Steady

vs. previous month