GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI Codex vs Cursor vs Claude

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 Codex
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
Claude
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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 Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 3.6%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
+19.3%
+0.3%
-1.8%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#49
#212
#15,584
#40
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
197.3M
4.4M
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
58%
57%
26%
Pages / visit
5.9
3.0
2.4
4.5
Visit duration
6m 26s
2m 31s
1m 36s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
GitHub CopilotOpenAI CodexCursorClaude
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M1M10M100M1BGitHub 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 · 204.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextCode
CodeText
CodeTextImagesDocuments
Output
Code
Code
Code
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
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26
Coding
Code reviews
Code documentation
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Agents
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Debugging
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Development
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Refactoring
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research
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Summarizing
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Terminal
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Translations
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Writing
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Agent management
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Proofreading
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SQL queries
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Terminal commands management
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Testing
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Tutoring
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Prompts
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