Amazon Q Developer vs Zed vs OpenAI Codex vs Visual Studio Code

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Amazon Q Developer
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Zed
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OpenAI Codex
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Visual Studio Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Amazon Q Developer
aws.amazon.com
AWS coding assistant formerly known as CodeWhisperer
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Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.6Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 18.1%
▲ 3.6%
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6-month growth
+13.3%
+26.6%
+0.3%
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Global rank web
#383
#47,672
#212
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Avg. last 3 months
60.7M
1.5M
197.3M
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Bounce rate lower is better
25%
42%
58%
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Pages / visit
13.9
2.8
3.0
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Visit duration
10m 30s
1m 56s
2m 31s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 66% · ● Referral 30%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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Amazon Q DeveloperZedOpenAI CodexVisual Studio Code
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MAmazon Q Developer · 58.7MAmazon Q Developer · 56.5MAmazon Q Developer · 56.6MAmazon Q Developer · 55.3MAmazon Q Developer · 61.1MAmazon Q Developer · 62.3MAmazon Q Developer · 59.1MAmazon Q Developer · 60.5MAmazon Q Developer · 62.6MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3M100K1M10M100M1BAmazon Q Developer · 58.7MAmazon Q Developer · 56.5MAmazon Q Developer · 56.6MAmazon Q Developer · 55.3MAmazon Q Developer · 61.1MAmazon Q Developer · 62.3MAmazon Q Developer · 59.1MAmazon Q Developer · 60.5MAmazon Q Developer · 62.6MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
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CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Code autocompletion
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.