Kimi Code vs Cursor vs OpenAI Codex vs Gemini CLI

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

Your tool
Kimi Code
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Competitor 1
Cursor
Competitor 2
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
Gemini CLI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your 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 Gemini CLI
github.com
It can query and edit large codebases, generate new apps from PDFs, images, or sketches using multimodal input, and debug problems when you describe them in plain language.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
60.1Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 52.2%
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.6%
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6-month growth
+33.8%
-1.8%
+0.3%
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Global rank web
#852
#15,584
#212
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Avg. last 3 months
48.3M
4.4M
197.3M
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Bounce rate lower is better
37%
57%
58%
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Pages / visit
3.9
2.4
3.0
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Visit duration
7m 13s
1m 36s
2m 31s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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Kimi CodeCursorOpenAI CodexGemini CLI
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MOpenAI 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 · 204.3M1M10M100M1BKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$15per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Free (personal Google account) Free
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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1
Coding
Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Development
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Code documentation
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Shell commands
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Prompts
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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.