Cursor vs Claude vs OpenAI Codex vs Claude Code

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

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Cursor
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Claude
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OpenAI Codex
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Claude Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 2.0%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+54.8%
+0.3%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#15,584
#40
#212
#434
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
955.4M
197.3M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
26%
58%
64%
Pages / visit
2.4
4.5
3.0
2.2
Visit duration
1m 36s
6m 14s
2m 31s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
CursorClaudeOpenAI CodexClaude Code
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MClaude 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 · 123.5M1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MClaude 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 · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextCode
TextCode
Output
Code
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Code reviews
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Debugging
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Agents
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Development
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research
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Summarizing
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Terminal
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Translations
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Writing
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Proofreading
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SQL queries
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Terminal commands management
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Testing
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Tutoring
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Prompts
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