Cursor vs Kimi Code vs Cline 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
Kimi Code
Competitor 2
Cline
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 Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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Competitor Cline
cline.bot
Terminal-first coders get a different kind of AI assistant here
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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
60.1Mvisits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 52.2%
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▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+33.8%
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+0.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#852
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
48.3M
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197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
37%
0%
58%
Pages / visit
2.4
3.9
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3.0
Visit duration
1m 36s
7m 13s
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2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
CursorKimi CodeClineOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MOpenAI 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 · 204.3M1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MOpenAI 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
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Open Source CustomEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI 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
Refactoring
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Development
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Code documentation
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Developer assistance
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Shell commands
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Terminal commands management
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Reviews
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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.