OpenAI Codex vs Kilo Code vs Aider vs Continue

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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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 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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Competitor Aider
aider.chat
AI pair programming in your terminal
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
1.9Kvisits/mo
317.9Kvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 42.3%
▼ 15.9%
▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-94.4%
-12.7%
-24.4%
Global rank web
#212
#4,668,091
#140,509
#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
10.5K
378.5K
539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
34%
48%
48%
Pages / visit
3.0
2.4
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2.4
Visit duration
2m 31s
19s
55s
1m 44s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
OpenAI CodexKilo CodeAiderContinue
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 · 204.3MKilo 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 · 1.9KAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MKilo 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 · 1.9KAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Free
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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CodeText
CodeText
AudioCodeImagesTextWeb pages
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Output
Code
Code
Code
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Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Development
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