Shortwave vs OpenCode vs Kimi Code vs Layercode

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

Your tool
Shortwave
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Competitor 1
OpenCode
Competitor 2
Kimi Code
Competitor 3
LLayercode
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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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 LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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60.1Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 52.2%
▼ 75.1%
6-month growth
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+33.8%
-96.0%
Global rank web
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#852
#6,604,519
Avg. last 3 months
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48.3M
1.6K
Bounce rate lower is better
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37%
36%
Pages / visit
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3.9
1.0
Visit duration
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7m 13s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
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ShortwaveOpenCodeKimi CodeLayercode
015M30.1M45.1M60.1MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 5481001K10K100K1M10M100MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$30per month
Free
$15per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
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Plans
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
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Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
CodeText
CodeText
AudioText
Output
Text
Code
Code
AudioText
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Email management
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Agents
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Debugging
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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Refactoring
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Assistant development
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Developer assistance
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Development
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Local AI
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Meeting scheduling
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Node js
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Self hosted
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Task management
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