Microsoft Copilot vs OpenAI API vs Cursor

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

Your tool
Microsoft Copilot
vs
Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
Compare
3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
81.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 31.3%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
-16.6%
-2.4%
-1.8%
Global rank web
#609
—
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
110.9M
15.2M
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
34%
57%
Pages / visit
3.6
5.4
2.4
Visit duration
5m 32s
3m 56s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
Microsoft CopilotOpenAI APICursor
032.9M65.8M98.7M131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1M10M100M1BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
—
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
–
Free trial
–
–
API access
–
–
–
Plans
—
—
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
11
4
7
Coding
–
APIs
–
–
Chatbots
–
–
Code reviews
–
–
Debugging
–
–
Development
–
–
Homework assistance
–
–
Image generation
–
–
LLM development
–
–
Large language models
–
–
Productivity
–
–
Refactoring
–
–
Research
–
–
Search engine
–
–
Summarizing
–
–
Translations
–
–
Voice assistance
–
–
Writing
–
–
API integrations
–
–
Code documentation
–
–
Terminal commands management
–
–
Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
▲ 2
▲ 1
▲ 1
Saves
0
0
0
Reviews
0
0
0
Prompts
0
0
3
Verified listing
–
–
–

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.