Cursor vs OpenCode vs Claude Code vs Perplexity AI

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
OpenCode
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Perplexity AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
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123.5Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
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▼ 6.8%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-1.8%
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+106.6%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#15,584
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#434
#446
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
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125.2M
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
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64%
33%
Pages / visit
2.4
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2.2
3.6
Visit duration
1m 36s
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2m 36s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
CursorOpenCodeClaude CodePerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MCursor · 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 · 123.5MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2M1M10M100M1BCursor · 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 · 123.5MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
Code
Code
Code
CodeText
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
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10
Coding
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Development
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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AI search
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Research
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Search engine
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Agents
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Chatbots
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Code analysis
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Document summarization
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Refactoring
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Research papers
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Summarizing
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Code documentation
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Terminal commands management
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Writing
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Community on aitoolstime
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Reviews
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Prompts
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