Windsurf vs GitHub Copilot CLI vs OpenAI API vs Ellipsis

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

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Windsurf
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GitHub Copilot CLI
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OpenAI API
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Ellipsis
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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 GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Ellipsis
ellipsis.dev
Ellipsis is a managed cloud platform for running coding agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
29.6Kvisits/mo
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15.2Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 7.8%
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▲ 4.6%
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6-month growth
+122.1%
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-2.4%
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Global rank web
#1,172,623
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Avg. last 3 months
26.9K
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15.2M
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Bounce rate lower is better
50%
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34%
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Pages / visit
1.3
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5.4
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Visit duration
13s
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3m 56s
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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WindsurfGitHub Copilot CLIOpenAI APIEllipsis
04.7M9.4M14.1M18.7MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KOpenAI 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 · 15.2M10K100K1M10M100MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KOpenAI 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 '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Paid
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Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
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$5,000per month
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
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Managed SaaS Usage-basedYour AWS Account Usage-based
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
TextCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
Output
Code
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
Agents
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Coding
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GitHub pull requests
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Agent management
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Code autocompletion
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Agent creation
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Dependency updates
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LLM development
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GitHub management
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