Cursor vs Visual Studio Code vs Layercode vs Kilo Code

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Cursor
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Visual Studio Code
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LLayercode
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Kilo Code
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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 Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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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 Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
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548visits/mo
1.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
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▼ 75.1%
▼ 42.3%
6-month growth
-1.8%
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-96.0%
-94.4%
Global rank web
#15,584
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#6,604,519
#4,668,091
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
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1.6K
10.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
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36%
34%
Pages / visit
2.4
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1.0
2.4
Visit duration
1m 36s
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19s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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CursorVisual Studio CodeLayercodeKilo Code
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MCursor · 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 · 548Kilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9K1001K10K100K1M10MCursor · 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 · 548Kilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$250per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
AudioText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
AudioText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Coding in VS Code
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Development
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Refactoring
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Assistant development
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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Node js
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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