Visual Studio Code vs Kilo Code vs Layercode vs Continue

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

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Visual Studio Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Competitor Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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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 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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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1.9Kvisits/mo
548visits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 42.3%
▼ 75.1%
▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
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-94.4%
-96.0%
-24.4%
Global rank web
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#4,668,091
#6,604,519
#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
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10.5K
1.6K
539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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34%
36%
48%
Pages / visit
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2.4
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Visit duration
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19s
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1m 44s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
Visual Studio CodeKilo CodeLayercodeContinue
0193.8K387.7K581.5K775.3KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Continue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4K1001K10K100K1MKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Continue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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CodeText
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AudioText
CodeText
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Code
Code
AudioText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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