OpenAI Codex vs Runcell vs Qwen Code vs Gemini CLI

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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Runcell
Competitor 2
Qwen Code
Competitor 3
Gemini CLI
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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 Runcell
runcell.dev
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Competitor Qwen Code
github.com
Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent that lives in the terminal and also runs in editors, a desktop app, a Web UI and chat apps.
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Competitor Gemini CLI
github.com
It can query and edit large codebases, generate new apps from PDFs, images, or sketches using multimodal input, and debug problems when you describe them in plain language.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
176.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.6%
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6-month growth
+0.3%
+13.2%
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Global rank web
#212
#279,476
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Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
168.7K
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Bounce rate lower is better
58%
45%
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Pages / visit
3.0
1.8
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Visit duration
2m 31s
45s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 73% · ● Referral 27%
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OpenAI CodexRuncellQwen CodeGemini CLI
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 · 204.3MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9K10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Free
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free
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Free tier
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Hobby FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo+1 more
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Free (personal Google account) Free
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
DataText
CodeText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
Code
CodeData
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeResearch & AnalyticsAI Coding AssistantAI For Data Analytics
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 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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Data analysis
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Jupyter notebooks
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Code explanations
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GitHub automation
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MCP
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Python code debugging
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Data science
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Local AI
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Terminal
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