OpenAI Codex vs Grok 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
Grok
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for OpenAI Codex: Cursor86% GitHub Copilot86% Jules85% CodeRabbit84% Gemini CLI82% Qodo (Formerly Codium)82% 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 Grok
grok.x.ai
AI with attitude and real-time knowledge
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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
42.9Kvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 58.1%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-75.4%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#212
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#434
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
99.3K
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
65%
64%
Pages / visit
3.0
1.6
2.2
Visit duration
2m 31s
31s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 98% · ● Referral 2%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
OpenAI CodexGrokClaude 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 · 204.3MGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9KClaude 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 · 123.5M10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9KClaude 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 FreeX Premium $8/moSuperGrok Lite $10/moX Premium+ $40/mo+3 more
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeImage GenerationAI API+4 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
2
2
3
Coding
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Chatbots
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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APIs
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Agents
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Reviews
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Prompts
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