Cursor vs Layercode vs Shortwave 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
LLayercode
Competitor 2
Shortwave
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 LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Competitor Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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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
548visits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 75.1%
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▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-96.0%
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+0.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#6,604,519
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
1.6K
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197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
36%
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58%
Pages / visit
2.4
1.0
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3.0
Visit duration
1m 36s
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2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
CursorLayercodeShortwaveOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548OpenAI 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 · 204.3M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548OpenAI 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 Trial
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
$30per month
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioText
DocumentsText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioText
Text
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Email management
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Voice agents
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APIs
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Assistant API building
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Developer tools
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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GitHub automation
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Refactoring
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Assistant development
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Meeting scheduling
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Node js
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Terminal
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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