OpenAI Codex vs Claude vs Microsoft Copilot

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
Claude
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for OpenAI Codex: Claude Code92% Cursor86% GitHub Copilot86% Jules85% CodeRabbit84% Gemini CLI82% Qodo (Formerly Codium)82% 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 Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 2.0%
▼ 31.3%
6-month growth
+0.3%
+54.8%
-16.6%
Global rank web
#212
#40
#609
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
955.4M
110.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
26%
36%
Pages / visit
3.0
4.5
3.6
Visit duration
2m 31s
6m 14s
5m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
OpenAI CodexClaudeMicrosoft Copilot
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextAudioCodeDocumentsImages
Output
Code
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
26
11
Coding
Chatbots
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Code reviews
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Code documentation
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APIs
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Agents
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Productivity
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Search engine
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Terminal
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Voice assistance
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Development
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Proofreading
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Refactoring
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SQL queries
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