OpenAI Codex vs Layercode vs Kimi Code vs Cursor

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
LLayercode
Competitor 2
Kimi Code
Competitor 3
Cursor
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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 LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Competitor Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
60.1Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 75.1%
▲ 52.2%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-96.0%
+33.8%
-1.8%
Global rank web
#212
#6,604,519
#852
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
1.6K
48.3M
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
36%
37%
57%
Pages / visit
3.0
1.0
3.9
2.4
Visit duration
2m 31s
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7m 13s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
OpenAI CodexLayercodeKimi CodeCursor
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 · 204.3MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Kimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Kimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
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Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Refactoring
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Code reviews
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Development
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Voice agents
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APIs
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Assistant API building
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Assistant development
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Developer assistance
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Node js
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Shell commands
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Terminal
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Terminal commands management
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