AI Tools vs AI Copilot

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

AI Tools

by Ashish

Health C57

AI Copilot

by quadlayers

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

AI ToolsAI Copilot

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	AI Tools	AI Copilot
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-60%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 57	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	35/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	1	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	555	2.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	1.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	AI

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

AI ToolsAI Copilot

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.