GitHub Copilot vs Gemini CLI vs Defapi vs Windsurf

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

Your tool
GitHub Copilot
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Competitor 1
Gemini CLI
Competitor 2
DDefapi
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Competitor 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 DDefapi
defapi.org
You know how managing multiple AI provider integrations usually means maintaining separate codebases for each vendor
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
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2.4Kvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
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▼ 42.6%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+19.3%
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-86.2%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#49
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#4,650,820
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
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4.8K
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
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36%
50%
Pages / visit
5.9
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1.4
1.3
Visit duration
6m 26s
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7s
13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
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GitHub CopilotGemini CLIDefapiWindsurf
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MDefapi · 11.1KDefapi · 13KDefapi · 12.4KDefapi · 17.7KDefapi · 9.4KDefapi · 6.2KDefapi · 7.6KDefapi · 4.2KDefapi · 2.4KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MDefapi · 11.1KDefapi · 13KDefapi · 12.4KDefapi · 17.7KDefapi · 9.4KDefapi · 6.2KDefapi · 7.6KDefapi · 4.2KDefapi · 2.4KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
Free
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$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Free (personal Google account) Free
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview $1/$6/per requestClaude Sonnet 4.6 $1.5/$7.5/per requestClaude Opus 4.6 $2.5/$12.5/per requestSora 2 Stable $0.175+/per request+2 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
TextImagesDocumentsCode
AudioImagesText
TextCode
Output
Code
Code
AudioImagesText
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI API
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
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4
8
Coding
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Agents
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Debugging
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Code autocompletion
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Agent management
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Code reviews
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Developer tools
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API integrations
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APIs
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API management
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Coding in VS Code
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Vs code
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API security
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Code analysis
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Development
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GitHub pull requests
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Terminal
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Community on aitoolstime
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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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.