Claude Code vs Shortwave vs OpenCode vs Layercode

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

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Claude Code
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Shortwave
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OpenCode
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LLayercode
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude Code
claude.com
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Competitor Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
123.5Mvisits/mo
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548visits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
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▼ 75.1%
6-month growth
+106.6%
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-96.0%
Global rank web
#434
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#6,604,519
Avg. last 3 months
125.2M
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1.6K
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
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36%
Pages / visit
2.2
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1.0
Visit duration
2m 36s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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Claude CodeShortwaveOpenCodeLayercode
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MClaude 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 · 123.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 5481001K10K100K1M10M100M1BClaude 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 · 123.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$17per month · free tier available
$30per month
Free
$250per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
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Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
DocumentsText
CodeText
AudioText
Output
Code
Text
Code
AudioText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Development
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Email management
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Terminal
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Voice agents
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APIs
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Assistant API building
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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Assistant development
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Local AI
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Meeting scheduling
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Node js
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Refactoring
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Self hosted
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Prompts
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