OpenAI Codex vs Cursor vs Blackbox AI vs GitHub Copilot

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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Competitor 1
Cursor
Competitor 2
Blackbox AI
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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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 Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Blackbox AI
blackbox.ai
Blackbox AI is an inference platform built around privacy and speed.
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Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
1.5Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 7.7%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-1.8%
-73.6%
+19.3%
Global rank web
#212
#15,584
#24,905
#49
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
4.4M
1.8M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
57%
41%
36%
Pages / visit
3.0
2.4
6.0
5.9
Visit duration
2m 31s
1m 36s
1m 59s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
OpenAI CodexCursorBlackbox AIGitHub Copilot
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MBlackbox AI · 9.3MBlackbox AI · 6.9MBlackbox AI · 5.2MBlackbox AI · 5.5MBlackbox AI · 5.6MBlackbox AI · 5.1MBlackbox AI · 3.9MBlackbox AI · 2.4MBlackbox AI · 1.6MBlackbox AI · 1.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MBlackbox AI · 9.3MBlackbox AI · 6.9MBlackbox AI · 5.2MBlackbox AI · 5.5MBlackbox AI · 5.6MBlackbox AI · 5.1MBlackbox AI · 3.9MBlackbox AI · 2.4MBlackbox AI · 1.6MBlackbox AI · 1.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
CodeText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI APIAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
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4
Coding
Code reviews
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Development
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Debugging
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Refactoring
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Agent management
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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