ChatGPT vs Cursor vs Zed vs Claude Code

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

Your tool
ChatGPT
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Competitor 1
Cursor
Competitor 2
Zed
Competitor 3
Claude Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Remove
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Make main Remove
Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
Make main Remove
Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 18.1%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
-1.6%
-1.8%
+26.6%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#7
#15,584
#47,672
#434
Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
4.4M
1.5M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
57%
42%
64%
Pages / visit
4.3
2.4
2.8
2.2
Visit duration
6m 35s
1m 36s
1m 56s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ChatGPTCursorZedClaude Code
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5M100K1M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeText
TextCode
TextCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
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5
6
Coding
Debugging
Development
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Code reviews
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Chatbots
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Code autocompletion
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Agents
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Blogging
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Code analysis
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Git commands
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Terminal commands management
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
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Upvotes
▲ 17
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Saves
4
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Reviews
4
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Prompts
17
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Verified listing
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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.