GitHub Copilot CLI vs OpenAI Codex vs GitHub Copilot vs Cursor

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

Your tool
GitHub Copilot CLI
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Competitor 1
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 2
GitHub Copilot
Competitor 3
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.
Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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204.3Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 3.6%
▲ 3.7%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
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+0.3%
+19.3%
-1.8%
Global rank web
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#212
#49
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
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197.3M
629.7M
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
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58%
36%
57%
Pages / visit
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3.0
5.9
2.4
Visit duration
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2m 31s
6m 26s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
GitHub Copilot CLIOpenAI CodexGitHub CopilotCursor
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
Free
$20per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
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Coding
Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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GitHub pull requests
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Development
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Code documentation
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Terminal
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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GitHub automation
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Refactoring
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Vs code
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Agent management
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Developer tools
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GitHub management
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Terminal commands management
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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.