OpenAI Codex vs ChatGPT Operator vs Cursor

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

Your tool
OpenAI Codex
vs
Competitor 1
ChatGPT Operator
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for OpenAI Codex: Claude Code92% GitHub Copilot86% Jules85% CodeRabbit84% Qodo (Formerly Codium)82% Gemini CLI82% Google Antigravity80% Kilo Code80%
Compare
3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Remove
Competitor ChatGPT Operator
operator.chatgpt.com
This tool handles everything—quick questions, deep research sessions, whatever you need
Make main Remove
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
4.9Kvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 58.8%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+0.3%
-72.7%
-1.8%
Global rank web
#212
—
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
7.6K
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
98%
57%
Pages / visit
3.0
1.1
2.4
Visit duration
2m 31s
—
1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
—
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
OpenAI CodexChatGPT OperatorCursor
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 · 204.3MChatGPT Operator · 28.3KChatGPT Operator · 25.8KChatGPT Operator · 25.1KChatGPT Operator · 18.1KChatGPT Operator · 4KChatGPT Operator · 2.1KChatGPT Operator · 6KChatGPT Operator · 11.9KChatGPT Operator · 4.9KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1K10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MChatGPT Operator · 28.3KChatGPT Operator · 25.8KChatGPT Operator · 25.1KChatGPT Operator · 18.1KChatGPT Operator · 4KChatGPT Operator · 2.1KChatGPT Operator · 6KChatGPT Operator · 11.9KChatGPT Operator · 4.9KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
–
–
–
API access
–
–
–
Plans
—
—
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioCodeImagesText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Agent+2 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
4
7
Coding
–
Code reviews
–
Development
–
Code documentation
–
Chatbots
–
–
Chatting
–
–
Debugging
–
–
Refactoring
–
–
Research
–
–
Voice chatting
–
–
Terminal commands management
–
–
Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
▲ 1
▲ 0
▲ 1
Saves
0
0
0
Reviews
0
0
0
Prompts
0
0
3
Verified listing
–
–
–

Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.