GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI Codex vs Microsoft Copilot vs Continue

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

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GitHub Copilot
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OpenAI Codex
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Microsoft Copilot
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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 Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 31.3%
▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
+19.3%
+0.3%
-16.6%
-24.4%
Global rank web
#49
#212
#609
#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
197.3M
110.9M
539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
58%
36%
48%
Pages / visit
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Visit duration
6m 26s
2m 31s
5m 32s
1m 44s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
GitHub CopilotOpenAI CodexMicrosoft CopilotContinue
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 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 · 204.3MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub 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 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 · 204.3MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Free
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
TextCode
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
AudioCodeImagesText
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
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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Voice assistance
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