Cursor vs Windsurf vs Verdent AI vs OpenAI Codex

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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Competitor 1
Windsurf
Competitor 2
Verdent AI
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 Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Competitor Verdent AI
verdent.ai
Verdent AI operates as a multi-agent coding system where several AI assistants work in parallel rather than sequentially
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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
29.6Kvisits/mo
521Kvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 26.7%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+122.1%
-18.9%
+0.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#1,172,623
#78,894
#212
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
26.9K
696.2K
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
50%
47%
58%
Pages / visit
2.4
1.3
2.3
3.0
Visit duration
1m 36s
13s
1m 22s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 66% · ● Referral 27%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
CursorWindsurfVerdent AIOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KVerdent AI · 139.3KVerdent AI · 247.1KVerdent AI · 375.2KVerdent AI · 642.3KVerdent AI · 1MVerdent AI · 1MVerdent AI · 856.5KVerdent AI · 711KVerdent AI · 521KOpenAI 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 · 204.3M10K100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KVerdent AI · 139.3KVerdent AI · 247.1KVerdent AI · 375.2KVerdent AI · 642.3KVerdent AI · 1MVerdent AI · 1MVerdent AI · 856.5KVerdent AI · 711KVerdent AI · 521KOpenAI 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
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$5per 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
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Free FreeLite $5/moStarter $19/moPro $59/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
AppsCode
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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2
Coding
Code reviews
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Agents
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Development
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Debugging
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Planning guidance
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Terminal commands management
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Reviews
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Prompts
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