OpenAI Codex CLI vs OpenCode vs Layercode vs OpenAI API

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

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OpenAI Codex CLI
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OpenCode
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LLayercode
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OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI Codex CLI
developers.openai.com
OpenAI Codex CLI brings the Codex coding agent to the terminal and to scripts.
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Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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548visits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 75.1%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
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-96.0%
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Global rank web
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#6,604,519
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Avg. last 3 months
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1.6K
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
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36%
34%
Pages / visit
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1.0
5.4
Visit duration
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3m 56s
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
OpenAI Codex CLIOpenCodeLayercodeOpenAI API
04.7M9.4M14.1M18.7MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548OpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2M1001K10K100K1M10M100MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548OpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
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Free
$250per month · free tier available
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Plans
GPT-6-Astra $10GPT-6.1-Sol $2GPT-6-Luna $0.10GPT-Live-1 $0.05/minute+1 more
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Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
CodeText
TextAudio
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
Code
Code
TextAudio
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
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Large language models
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Development
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Local AI
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Node js
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Self hosted
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