GitHub Copilot CLI vs Continue vs Programming Helper vs Cursor

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

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GitHub Copilot CLI
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Continue
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Programming Helper
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Cursor
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Competitor Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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410.4Kvisits/mo
4.6Kvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 16.6%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
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-24.4%
+40.4%
-1.8%
Global rank web
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#106,338
#3,812,090
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
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539.2K
5K
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
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48%
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57%
Pages / visit
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2.4
1.3
2.4
Visit duration
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1m 44s
16s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
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● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
GitHub Copilot CLIContinueProgramming HelperCursor
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1K10K100K1M10MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
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Starting price
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Free
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
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Output
Code
Code
CodeText
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Agents
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Code explanations
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Code testing
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Debugging
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GitHub pull requests
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Developer tools
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GitHub management
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SQL
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Terminal commands management
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