Windsurf vs Visual Studio Code vs Kilo Code vs Lambda

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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Visual Studio Code
Competitor 2
Kilo Code
Competitor 3
Lambda
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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 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 Lambda
lambda.ai
Lambda is a GPU cloud built for training and serving AI models.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
29.6Kvisits/mo
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1.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 7.8%
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▼ 42.3%
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6-month growth
+122.1%
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-94.4%
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Global rank web
#1,172,623
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#4,668,091
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Avg. last 3 months
26.9K
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10.5K
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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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2.4
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Visit duration
13s
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19s
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WindsurfVisual Studio CodeKilo CodeLambda
0186.2K372.3K558.5K744.7KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KKilo 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 · 1.9K1K10K100K1MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KKilo 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 · 1.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
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On-demand instances (8x GPU) CustomOn-demand instances (1x GPU) Custom1-Click Clusters CustomReserved / Superclusters Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeData
Output
Code
Code
Code
Apps
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Agents
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Coding in VS Code
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Code autocompletion
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GPU infrastructure
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Code analysis
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Code reviews
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Development
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Model training
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.