OpenAI Codex CLI vs Windsurf vs Layercode vs GitHub Copilot CLI

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

Your tool
OpenAI Codex CLI
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Competitor 1
Windsurf
Competitor 2
LLayercode
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot CLI
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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 Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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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 GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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29.6Kvisits/mo
548visits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 7.8%
▼ 75.1%
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6-month growth
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+122.1%
-96.0%
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Global rank web
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#1,172,623
#6,604,519
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Avg. last 3 months
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26.9K
1.6K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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50%
36%
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Pages / visit
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1.3
1.0
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Visit duration
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13s
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OpenAI Codex CLIWindsurfLayercodeGitHub Copilot CLI
07.4K14.8K22.2K29.6KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 5481001K10K100KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
$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
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesText
CodeText
AudioText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
AudioText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
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Debugging
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Code reviews
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GitHub management
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Terminal
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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.