Up to 50% of revenue goes to builders

Get paid while your AI thinks.

RuntimeAds turns the idle “thinking…” seconds inside Claude Code and Codex into a high-intent ad marketplace. Builders earn. Advertisers reach them at the exact moment they’re waiting.

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Works with Claude Code · CodexVS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf & moreNo credit card to start
50%
Revenue share to builders (up to) ?You keep up to half of the revenue from every verified ad shown in your editor.
1,000+
Views per ad block
5s
Of attention per impression ?An impression is a sponsor message shown on the agent's waiting UI for at least a few seconds. That's the 'attention' advertisers pay for.
$5+
Minimum bid, highest serves first
How it works

Idle agent time, turned into a marketplace.

Every time your agent pauses to think, RuntimeAds shows one tasteful, relevant ad in the spinner, and splits the revenue with you.

1

Install the extension

Add RuntimeAds to VS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf, or your favorite fork. It hooks into Claude Code and Codex with zero config.

2

Your agent waits, you earn

While the model thinks, the spinner shows a single relevant ad. Verified impressions accrue to your balance.

3

Cash out

Track earnings in real time and withdraw once you clear the minimum payout. Half of every dollar is yours.

For builders

Monetize attention you were giving away for free.

  • ✓ Passive income from time you already spend waiting
  • ✓ Privacy-safe: never reads your prompts, code, or output
  • ✓ Tamper-proof impression tracking for fair payouts
  • ✓ One unobtrusive ad, never a wall of banners

For advertisers

Reach people building with AI at the most focused moment of their day.

  • ✓ Bid by CPM, highest bid serves first
  • ✓ Pay only for verified, in-editor impressions
  • ✓ Geo-target by country, go live instantly
  • ✓ Live on the public leaderboard in minutes
Live campaigns

Brands already bidding for this attention.

Every row is a live campaign competing for the spinner right now. Outbid them and your brand goes live in minutes.

Loading the bid market…

Your editor is already waiting. Get paid for it.

Install RuntimeAds in under a minute and turn every “thinking…” into revenue, or put your brand in front of the people building the future.