Cursor vs ChatGPT vs Zed vs GitHub Copilot

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

Your tool
Cursor
vs
Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
Zed
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 18.1%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-1.6%
+26.6%
+19.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#7
#47,672
#49
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
5.5B
1.5M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
30%
42%
36%
Pages / visit
2.4
4.3
2.8
5.9
Visit duration
1m 36s
6m 35s
1m 56s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
CursorChatGPTZedGitHub Copilot
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 · 5.6BZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M100K1M10M100M1B10BCursor · 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 · 5.6BZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
$4per month · free tier available
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
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
TextCode
Output
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
19
5
9
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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Rating
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
3
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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.