OpenAI Codex vs Windsurf vs Qoder vs Kiro

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
Windsurf
Competitor 2
Qoder
Competitor 3
Kiro
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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 Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Competitor Qoder
qoder.com
Over a million developers already use Qoder
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Competitor Kiro
kiro.dev
Kiro is an agentic engineering environment for developers and teams.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
3Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 6.6%
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6-month growth
+0.3%
+122.1%
+22.5%
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Global rank web
#212
#1,172,623
#15,878
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Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
26.9K
3.1M
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Bounce rate lower is better
58%
50%
32%
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Pages / visit
3.0
1.3
5.0
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Visit duration
2m 31s
13s
4m 15s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 85% · ● Referral 15%
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OpenAI CodexWindsurfQoderKiro
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 · 204.3MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KQoder · 1.1MQoder · 1.3MQoder · 1.4MQoder · 1.2MQoder · 2.4MQoder · 2.2MQoder · 2.7MQoder · 3.1MQoder · 3.2MQoder · 3M10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KQoder · 1.1MQoder · 1.3MQoder · 1.4MQoder · 1.2MQoder · 2.4MQoder · 2.2MQoder · 2.7MQoder · 3.1MQoder · 3.2MQoder · 3MNov '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
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
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Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo
Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $40/moPro Max $100/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantAI Testing
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
2
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4
2
Coding
Agents
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Code reviews
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Code documentation
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Testing
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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.