Cursor vs DeepSeek vs Zed vs OpenAI Codex

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
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Zed
Competitor 3
OpenAI Codex
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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 DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 18.1%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+0.9%
+26.6%
+0.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#131
#47,672
#212
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
357.9M
1.5M
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
38%
42%
58%
Pages / visit
2.4
3.4
2.8
3.0
Visit duration
1m 36s
5m 33s
1m 56s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
CursorDeepSeekZedOpenAI Codex
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI 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 · 204.3M100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeImagesText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Debugging
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Development
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Code reviews
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Chatbots
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Code autocompletion
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Large language models
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Homework assistance
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Refactoring
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Git commands
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Math
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Terminal
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Terminal commands management
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Community on aitoolstime
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Reviews
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Prompts
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