OpenAI Codex vs Trae vs Qoder vs Zed

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
Trae
Competitor 2
Qoder
Competitor 3
Zed
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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 Trae
trae.ai
Trae is an AI product line with two parts: TraeCode, which it calls a 10x AI coding engineer, and TraeWork, a professional AI work assistant available on the web and as a download.
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Competitor Qoder
qoder.com
Over a million developers already use Qoder
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Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
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3Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
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▼ 6.6%
▼ 18.1%
6-month growth
+0.3%
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+22.5%
+26.6%
Global rank web
#212
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#15,878
#47,672
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
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3.1M
1.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
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32%
42%
Pages / visit
3.0
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5.0
2.8
Visit duration
2m 31s
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4m 15s
1m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 85% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
OpenAI CodexTraeQoderZed
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 · 204.3MQoder · 1.1MQoder · 1.3MQoder · 1.4MQoder · 1.2MQoder · 2.4MQoder · 2.2MQoder · 2.7MQoder · 3.1MQoder · 3.2MQoder · 3MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2M100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MQoder · 1.1MQoder · 1.3MQoder · 1.4MQoder · 1.2MQoder · 2.4MQoder · 2.2MQoder · 2.7MQoder · 3.1MQoder · 3.2MQoder · 3MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
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Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo
Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
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5
Coding
Development
Code autocompletion
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Debugging
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Code reviews
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Git commands
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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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.