OpenAI Codex vs ChatGPT vs Claude Code

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

Your tool
OpenAI Codex
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Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for OpenAI Codex: Cursor86% GitHub Copilot86% Jules85% CodeRabbit84% Qodo (Formerly Codium)82% Gemini CLI82% Kilo Code80% Google Antigravity80%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-1.6%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#212
#7
#434
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
5.5B
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
30%
64%
Pages / visit
3.0
4.3
2.2
Visit duration
2m 31s
6m 35s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
OpenAI CodexChatGPTClaude Code
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5M10M100M1B10BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioCodeImagesText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
19
6
Coding
Code reviews
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Debugging
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Code documentation
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Development
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Blogging
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Code analysis
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Refactoring
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Reviews
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Prompts
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