Windsurf vs GitHub Copilot vs Blackbox AI vs OpenAI Codex

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

Your tool
Windsurf
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Competitor 1
GitHub Copilot
Competitor 2
Blackbox AI
Competitor 3
OpenAI Codex
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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
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Competitor Blackbox AI
blackbox.ai
Blackbox AI is an inference platform built around privacy and speed.
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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
29.6Kvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
1.5Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.7%
▼ 7.7%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
+122.1%
+19.3%
-73.6%
+0.3%
Global rank web
#1,172,623
#49
#24,905
#212
Avg. last 3 months
26.9K
629.7M
1.8M
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
50%
36%
41%
58%
Pages / visit
1.3
5.9
6.0
3.0
Visit duration
13s
6m 26s
1m 59s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
WindsurfGitHub CopilotBlackbox AIOpenAI Codex
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MBlackbox AI · 9.3MBlackbox AI · 6.9MBlackbox AI · 5.2MBlackbox AI · 5.5MBlackbox AI · 5.6MBlackbox AI · 5.1MBlackbox AI · 3.9MBlackbox AI · 2.4MBlackbox AI · 1.6MBlackbox AI · 1.5MOpenAI 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 · 204.3M10K100K1M10M100M1BWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MBlackbox AI · 9.3MBlackbox AI · 6.9MBlackbox AI · 5.2MBlackbox AI · 5.5MBlackbox AI · 5.6MBlackbox AI · 5.1MBlackbox AI · 3.9MBlackbox AI · 2.4MBlackbox AI · 1.6MBlackbox AI · 1.5MOpenAI 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
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
CodeText
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APIAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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4
Coding
Code reviews
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Development
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