Windsurf vs Zed vs OpenAI Codex vs Fine

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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Competitor 1
Zed
Competitor 2
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
Fine
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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 Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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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 Fine
fine.dev
Issues become pull requests
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
29.6Kvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 18.1%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 40.6%
6-month growth
+122.1%
+26.6%
+0.3%
-98.3%
Global rank web
#1,172,623
#47,672
#212
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Avg. last 3 months
26.9K
1.5M
197.3M
269
Bounce rate lower is better
50%
42%
58%
0%
Pages / visit
1.3
2.8
3.0
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Visit duration
13s
1m 56s
2m 31s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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WindsurfZedOpenAI CodexFine
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MFine · 17.3KFine · 17.7KFine · 19.5KFine · 11.9KFine · 1.7KFine · 507Fine · 3011001K10K100K1M10M100M1BWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MOpenAI 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 · 204.3MFine · 17.3KFine · 17.7KFine · 19.5KFine · 11.9KFine · 1.7KFine · 507Fine · 301Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code reviews
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Agent management
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Code autocompletion
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GitHub automation
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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.