Claude Code vs Trae vs OpenAI Codex vs Kimi Code

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

Your tool
Claude Code
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Competitor 1
Trae
Competitor 2
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
Kimi Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor Trae
trae.ai
Trae is an AI product line with two parts: TraeCode, which it calls a 10x AI coding engineer, and TraeWork, a professional AI work assistant available on the web and as a download.
Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Competitor Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
123.5Mvisits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
60.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
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▲ 3.6%
▲ 52.2%
6-month growth
+106.6%
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+0.3%
+33.8%
Global rank web
#434
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#212
#852
Avg. last 3 months
125.2M
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197.3M
48.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
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58%
37%
Pages / visit
2.2
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3.0
3.9
Visit duration
2m 36s
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2m 31s
7m 13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
Claude CodeTraeOpenAI CodexKimi Code
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1M10M100M1BClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo
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Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
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6
Coding
Development
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Debugging
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Code reviews
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Agents
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Code analysis
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Code autocompletion
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Developer tools
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Developer assistance
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Shell commands
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Upvotes
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Reviews
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Prompts
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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.