GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI API vs Layercode vs Cursor

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
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
LLayercode
Competitor 3
Cursor
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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 OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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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
637.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 75.1%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+19.3%
-2.4%
-96.0%
-1.8%
Global rank web
#49
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#6,604,519
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
15.2M
1.6K
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
34%
36%
57%
Pages / visit
5.9
5.4
1.0
2.4
Visit duration
6m 26s
3m 56s
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1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
GitHub CopilotOpenAI APILayercodeCursor
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 · 637.9MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Cursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Cursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
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$250per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextAudio
TextCode
Output
Code
VideoTextAudioCodeImages
TextAudio
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code reviews
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Developer tools
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Debugging
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Code autocompletion
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Voice agents
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Agents
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Assistant API building
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Coding in VS Code
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Development
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LLM development
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Large language models
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Refactoring
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Vs code
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Assistant development
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Node js
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Terminal
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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