Windsurf vs OpenAI Codex vs Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot

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
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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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 OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
29.6Kvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
+122.1%
+0.3%
+106.6%
+19.3%
Global rank web
#1,172,623
#212
#434
#49
Avg. last 3 months
26.9K
197.3M
125.2M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
50%
58%
64%
36%
Pages / visit
1.3
3.0
2.2
5.9
Visit duration
13s
2m 31s
2m 36s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
WindsurfOpenAI CodexClaude CodeGitHub Copilot
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M10K100K1M10M100M1BWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
4
6
4
Coding
Code reviews
Agents
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Agent management
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Debugging
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Development
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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GitHub pull requests
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Prompts
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