# MarginLab Claude Code tracker

10 Hacker News commenters recommended MarginLab Claude Code tracker and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a benchmark repeated over time to detect Claude Code degradation; critics say small daily samples leave wide confidence intervals.

## Why people recommend it

- Repeated benchmark tracks nerfing (3 comments): "To detect nerfing of a model, projects like https://marginlab.ai/trackers/claude-code/ are much much better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48132546)) "The site you linked is a much better example of a real benchmark being repeated over time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49792017)) "sites with ongoing measurements checking if a model has been nerfed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49918183))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MarginLab Claude Code tracker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/marginlab-claude-code-tracker/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).