OpenAI Codex vs Continue vs Jules vs Kilo Code

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

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OpenAI Codex
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Continue
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Jules
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Kilo Code
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4 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 Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
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Competitor Jules
jules.google
An AI coding assistant that works while you sleep sounds like science fiction, but Jules runs continuously in the cloud doing exactly that
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Competitor Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
280.8Kvisits/mo
1.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 16.6%
▼ 27.6%
▼ 42.3%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-24.4%
-46.5%
-94.4%
Global rank web
#212
#106,338
#198,101
#4,668,091
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
539.2K
435.9K
10.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
48%
49%
34%
Pages / visit
3.0
2.4
1.6
2.4
Visit duration
2m 31s
1m 44s
42s
19s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 71% · ● Referral 28%
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OpenAI CodexContinueJulesKilo Code
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KJules · 804.2KJules · 742.5KJules · 525.1KJules · 315.3KJules · 476.6KJules · 638.7KJules · 388.1KJules · 280.8KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KJules · 804.2KJules · 742.5KJules · 525.1KJules · 315.3KJules · 476.6KJules · 638.7KJules · 388.1KJules · 280.8KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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CodeText
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Output
Code
Code
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Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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