Qwen Code vs Layercode vs Windsurf vs OpenAI Codex CLI

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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Competitor 1
LLayercode
Competitor 2
Windsurf
Competitor 3
OpenAI Codex CLI
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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 LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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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 OpenAI Codex CLI
developers.openai.com
OpenAI Codex CLI brings the Codex coding agent to the terminal and to scripts.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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548visits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 75.1%
▲ 7.8%
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6-month growth
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-96.0%
+122.1%
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Global rank web
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#6,604,519
#1,172,623
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Avg. last 3 months
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1.6K
26.9K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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36%
50%
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Pages / visit
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1.0
1.3
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Visit duration
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13s
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Qwen CodeLayercodeWindsurfOpenAI Codex CLI
07.4K14.8K22.2K29.6KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Windsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K1001K10K100KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Windsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
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Starting price
Free
$250per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
GPT-6-Astra $10GPT-6.1-Sol $2GPT-6-Luna $0.10GPT-Live-1 $0.05/minute+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioText
CodeText
CodeImagesText
Output
Code
AudioText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
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Debugging
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Code reviews
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Development
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Terminal
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