Continue vs Codespell vs Kilo Code vs Zed

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

Your tool
Continue
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Competitor 1
Codespell
Competitor 2
Kilo Code
Competitor 3
Zed
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
Competitor Codespell
codespell.ai
CodeSpell, recently rebranded as SoftSpell, operates as an IDE-integrated coding assistant that generates code and documentation through a combination of inline suggestions and chat-based interactions
Competitor Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
410.4Kvisits/mo
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1.9Kvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 16.6%
▼ 53.3%
▼ 42.3%
▼ 18.1%
6-month growth
-24.4%
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-94.4%
+26.6%
Global rank web
#106,338
#9,819,950
#4,668,091
#47,672
Avg. last 3 months
539.2K
1.6K
10.5K
1.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
48%
0%
34%
42%
Pages / visit
2.4
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2.4
2.8
Visit duration
1m 44s
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19s
1m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
ContinueCodespellKilo CodeZed
0462K923.9K1.4M1.8MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KCodespell · 4.6KCodespell · 3.9KCodespell · 3.2KCodespell · 1.5KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2M1K10K100K1M10MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KCodespell · 4.6KCodespell · 3.9KCodespell · 3.2KCodespell · 1.5KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Free Trial
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free
$12per month
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Starter $12/moGrowth $20/moEnterprise Custom
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Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
CodeDocuments
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
3
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Coding
Development
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Code autocompletion
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Code reviews
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Coding in VS Code
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Debugging
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Modernization
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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Git commands
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Test automation
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Test creation
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Vs code
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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.