Cursor vs Claude Code vs Microsoft Copilot vs Gemini CLI

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
Claude Code
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
Gemini CLI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor Gemini CLI
github.com
It can query and edit large codebases, generate new apps from PDFs, images, or sketches using multimodal input, and debug problems when you describe them in plain language.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 6.8%
▼ 31.3%
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6-month growth
-1.8%
+106.6%
-16.6%
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Global rank web
#15,584
#434
#609
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Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
125.2M
110.9M
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Bounce rate lower is better
57%
64%
36%
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Pages / visit
2.4
2.2
3.6
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Visit duration
1m 36s
2m 36s
5m 32s
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Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
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CursorClaude CodeMicrosoft CopilotGemini CLI
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude 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 · 123.5MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9M1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude 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 · 123.5MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Free (personal Google account) Free
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
TextCode
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
Code
Code
AudioCodeImagesText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
6
11
4
Coding
Development
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Code analysis
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Productivity
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Refactoring
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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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Voice assistance
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Writing
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Code documentation
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Developer tools
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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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.