Qwen Code vs Kimi Code vs Continue vs OpenAI Codex

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

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Qwen Code
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Kimi Code
Competitor 2
Continue
Competitor 3
OpenAI Codex
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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 Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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Competitor Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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60.1Mvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 52.2%
▼ 16.6%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
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+33.8%
-24.4%
+0.3%
Global rank web
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#852
#106,338
#212
Avg. last 3 months
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48.3M
539.2K
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
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37%
48%
58%
Pages / visit
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3.9
2.4
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Visit duration
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7m 13s
1m 44s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
Qwen CodeKimi CodeContinueOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KOpenAI 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 · 204.3M100K1M10M100M1BKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KOpenAI 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 · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
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Starting price
Free
$15per month · free tier available
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$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
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Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
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Code
Skill level
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Intermediate
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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6
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4
Coding
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