Continue vs Qwen Code vs Aider vs GitHub Copilot CLI

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

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Continue
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Qwen Code
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Aider
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GitHub Copilot CLI
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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.
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Competitor Qwen Code
github.com
Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent that lives in the terminal and also runs in editors, a desktop app, a Web UI and chat apps.
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Competitor Aider
aider.chat
AI pair programming in your terminal
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Competitor GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
410.4Kvisits/mo
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317.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 16.6%
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▼ 15.9%
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6-month growth
-24.4%
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-12.7%
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Global rank web
#106,338
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#140,509
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Avg. last 3 months
539.2K
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378.5K
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Bounce rate lower is better
48%
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48%
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Pages / visit
2.4
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2.0
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Visit duration
1m 44s
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55s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
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ContinueQwen CodeAiderGitHub Copilot CLI
0193.8K387.7K581.5K775.3KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9K100K1MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
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