GitHub Copilot vs Shortwave vs Kimi Code 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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Shortwave
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Kimi Code
Competitor 3
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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 Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Competitor Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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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
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60.1Mvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
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▲ 52.2%
▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
+19.3%
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+33.8%
-24.4%
Global rank web
#49
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#852
#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
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48.3M
539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
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37%
48%
Pages / visit
5.9
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3.9
2.4
Visit duration
6m 26s
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7m 13s
1m 44s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
GitHub CopilotShortwaveKimi CodeContinue
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 · 637.9MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MContinue · 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 · 637.9MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$30per month
$15per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
DocumentsText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Text
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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3
Coding
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Code reviews
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Email management
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Agents
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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Refactoring
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Agent management
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Developer assistance
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Development
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Meeting scheduling
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Shell commands
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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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.