Qwen vs OpenAI Codex vs OpenAI API

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

Your tool
Qwen
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Competitor 1
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Qwen
qwen.ai
You're bouncing between creative work and technical tasks
Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
35.1Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 3.9%
▲ 3.6%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+12.5%
+0.3%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#1,613
#212
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Avg. last 3 months
36.5M
197.3M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
58%
34%
Pages / visit
3.9
3.0
5.4
Visit duration
5m 23s
2m 31s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
QwenOpenAI CodexOpenAI API
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2M10M100M1BQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Capabilities input → output
Input
VideoTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
VideoTextImagesCode
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
8
9
6
Coding
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Large language models
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APIs
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Agents
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Chatbots
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Developer tools
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Image generation
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LLM development
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Website building
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Writing
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Summarizing
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Terminal
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Video generation
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Prompts
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