Claude Code vs Visual Studio Code vs Amp vs OpenAI Codex

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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Visual Studio Code
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Amp
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OpenAI Codex
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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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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Competitor Amp
ampcode.com
Amp is a coding agent and development environment for engineers who want agents running independently.
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
123.5Mvisits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
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▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
+106.6%
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+0.3%
Global rank web
#434
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
125.2M
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197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
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58%
Pages / visit
2.2
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3.0
Visit duration
2m 36s
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2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
Claude CodeVisual Studio CodeAmpOpenAI Codex
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 · 204.3M10M100M1BClaude 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 · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$17per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Hobby FreeIndividual (Megawatt) $20/moGigawatt CustomTeams Custom+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeTextVideo
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
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Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Reviews
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Prompts
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