Is it still free to publish extensions to the VS Code marketplace and what hidden fees should I watch out for as an indie developer?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is it still free to publish extensions to the VS Code marketplace and what hidden fees should I watch out for as an indie developer?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Visual Studio Code Marketplace publish extensions free publisher account fees pricing 2026 official docsGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Visual Studio Code Marketplace publish extensions free publisher account fees pricing 2026 official docs Google ↗
- microsoft_vscode-docs/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension.md at main · 121666751/microsoft_vscode-docs · github.com
- Extensions for Visual Studio family of products · marketplace.visualstudio.com
- Publishing Extensions · afd-vscode-site-fd-prod-dvgdfjcmaka5a3fq.z01.azurefd.net
- Visual Studio Code FAQ · code.visualstudio.com
- License · code.visualstudio.com
- Publishing Extensions · code-visualstudio-com.btglss.net
- Publish Visual Studio Marketplace extensions securely with Trusted Publishing · developer.microsoft.com
- Visual Studio Code 1.144 · afd-vscode-site-fd-prod-dvgdfjcmaka5a3fq.z01.azurefd.net