Cursor vs ChatGPT vs GitHub Copilot vs Zed

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

Your tool
Cursor
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Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
GitHub Copilot
Competitor 3
Zed
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Remove
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Make main Remove
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Make main Remove
Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 3.7%
▼ 18.1%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-1.6%
+19.3%
+26.6%
Global rank web
#15,584
#7
#49
#47,672
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
5.5B
629.7M
1.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
30%
36%
42%
Pages / visit
2.4
4.3
5.9
2.8
Visit duration
1m 36s
6m 35s
6m 26s
1m 56s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
CursorChatGPTGitHub CopilotZed
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2M100K1M10M100M1B10BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
TextCode
Output
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
19
9
5
Coding
Debugging
Code autocompletion
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Code reviews
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Development
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Blogging
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Coding in VS Code
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Vs code
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Writing
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Agent management
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Git commands
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Terminal
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Terminal commands management
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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