Kilo Code vs OpenAI Codex vs Visual Studio Code vs Runcell

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

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Kilo Code
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OpenAI Codex
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Visual Studio Code
Competitor 3
Runcell
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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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 Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Competitor Runcell
runcell.dev
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.9Kvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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176.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 42.3%
▲ 3.6%
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▲ 4.1%
6-month growth
-94.4%
+0.3%
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+13.2%
Global rank web
#4,668,091
#212
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#279,476
Avg. last 3 months
10.5K
197.3M
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168.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
58%
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45%
Pages / visit
2.4
3.0
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1.8
Visit duration
19s
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45s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 73% · ● Referral 27%
Kilo CodeOpenAI CodexVisual Studio CodeRuncell
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KOpenAI 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 · 204.3MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KOpenAI 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 · 204.3MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
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Hobby FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
DataText
Output
Code
Code
Code
CodeData
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
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Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeResearch & AnalyticsAI Coding AssistantAI For Data Analytics
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Coding in VS Code
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