Cursor vs Qwen Code 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
Qwen Code
Competitor 2
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor Qwen Code
github.com
Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent that lives in the terminal and also runs in editors, a desktop app, a Web UI and chat apps.
Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
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▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
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+0.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
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197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
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58%
Pages / visit
2.4
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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%
CursorQwen CodeOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MOpenAI 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 · 4.5MOpenAI 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
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
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Coding
Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Terminal commands management
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
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Upvotes
▲ 1
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▲ 1
Saves
0
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Reviews
0
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Prompts
3
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Verified listing
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