Gemini CLI vs Windsurf vs Runcell vs Theia IDE

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

Your tool
Gemini CLI
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Competitor 1
Windsurf
Competitor 2
Runcell
Competitor 3
TITheia IDE
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Gemini CLI
github.com
It can query and edit large codebases, generate new apps from PDFs, images, or sketches using multimodal input, and debug problems when you describe them in plain language.
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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 Runcell
runcell.dev
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Competitor TITheia IDE
theia-ide.org
An open-source IDE that puts AI at the center while giving you complete control over how it works
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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29.6Kvisits/mo
176.9Kvisits/mo
35.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 7.8%
▲ 4.1%
▼ 8.1%
6-month growth
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+122.1%
+13.2%
-40.2%
Global rank web
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#1,172,623
#279,476
#929,571
Avg. last 3 months
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26.9K
168.7K
41.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
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50%
45%
41%
Pages / visit
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1.3
1.8
1.7
Visit duration
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13s
45s
27s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 73% · ● Referral 27%
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Gemini CLIWindsurfRuncellTheia IDE
044.2K88.4K132.7K176.9KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9KTheia IDE · 54.7KTheia IDE · 58.4KTheia IDE · 59.1KTheia IDE · 49.4KTheia IDE · 47.5KTheia IDE · 49.5KTheia IDE · 38.4KTheia IDE · 35.3K10K100K1MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9KTheia IDE · 54.7KTheia IDE · 58.4KTheia IDE · 59.1KTheia IDE · 49.4KTheia IDE · 47.5KTheia IDE · 49.5KTheia IDE · 38.4KTheia IDE · 35.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
Free
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free (personal Google account) Free
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Hobby FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
DataText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
CodeData
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeResearch & AnalyticsAI Coding AssistantAI For Data Analytics
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Debugging
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Development
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Data analysis
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Jupyter notebooks
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Code explanations
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Python code debugging
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Agent creation
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Code analysis
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Data science
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.