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Augment Code vs. Cursor

At a glance

At a glance

Augment Code

Best for

Best for engineering teams that want an agentic assistant with deep, large-codebase context across the IDE and terminal.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cursor

Best for

Best for developers who want AI woven deeply into their editor with strong multi-file editing.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion Augment Code Cursor
Starting price Standard $20 / month Flat rate for teams up to 50 seats, including $20 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups are pay-as-you-go. Business is $100 per month on the same terms, Enterprise is custom. Free tier; Pro $20 / month Around $16 per month billed annually. Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams $40 per user.
Free trial Not stated Free tier
Commercial use Yes Yes
Output Agentic coding across the IDE and terminal AI-native editing with a multi-file agent (Composer)
API Yes, the Auggie SDK for TypeScript/Node.js and Python, plus an Analytics API Yes, a documented Cloud Agents API and Origin API, admin, analytics, code-tracking and Bugbot APIs for teams, plus TypeScript and Python SDKs
Where it runs Extensions for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus the Auggie CLI in the terminal Its own editor, a VS Code fork
Inline completions Tab-accepted inline completions in VS Code and JetBrains, with word-by-word acceptance; deprecated for non-Enterprise plans on 31 March 2026 and retained on Enterprise Yes, Tab: multi-line edits, cross-file suggestions, missing imports, and next-edit prediction that jumps to the following edit location
Agent mode Yes, the Cosmos coding agent with a codebase context engine, in the IDE and CLI Yes, Composer for complex multi-file refactors, with codebase understanding and .cursorrules
Model choice Yes, Claude (Sonnet and Opus) and Gemini 2.5 Pro, with a Prism router that balances cost and quality Yes, Claude, GPT and others
Data control SOC 2 Type II; Enterprise adds CMEK, ISO 42001 and SIEM integration Privacy Mode, which an admin can set for a whole team or enterprise so new members inherit it; ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001 certified with a SOC 2 Type II attestation
Ecosystem fit MCP and native tool integrations; agents for code review, test coverage and ticket-to-PR workflows GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, JetBrains, Slack and Linear, plus MCP servers, plugins and rules
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Community forum Email helpdesk, Community forum
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations more entries Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, Confluence, Notion, Sentry, Stripe GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Slack, Linear, Notion, JetBrains

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Augment Code Standard $20 / month Cursor Free tier; Pro $20 / month
  • Company size Augment Code Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Cursor Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Output Augment Code Agentic coding across the IDE and terminal Cursor AI-native editing with a multi-file agent (Composer)
  • API Augment Code Yes, the Auggie SDK for TypeScript/Node.js and Python, plus an Analytics API Cursor Yes, a documented Cloud Agents API and Origin API, admin, analytics, code-tracking and Bugbot APIs for teams, plus TypeScript and Python SDKs
  • Where it runs Augment Code Extensions for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus the Auggie CLI in the terminal Cursor Its own editor, a VS Code fork

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Augment Code

Strengths

  • Strong codebase context engine for large repositories
  • Model choice across Claude and Gemini with a cost and quality router
  • Works in VS Code, JetBrains and a terminal CLI

Limitations

  • Sold to teams rather than individuals, with a flat plan price on top of usage
  • Usage beyond the included amount is billed on top
  • Inline completions are Enterprise-only since March 2026

Cursor

Strengths

  • Best AI-integrated editing experience
  • Maturest AI-native IDE ecosystem
  • Multi-model choice

Limitations

  • Requires switching editors, which means IDE lock-in
  • Power tiers get expensive

Plans

Pricing

Augment Code

  • Standard $20 Per month. Teams up to 50 seats, $20 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups pay-as-you-go.
  • Business $100 Per month. Teams up to 50 seats, $100 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups pay-as-you-go.
  • Enterprise Custom Unlimited users, volume-based discounts and advanced security (CMEK, ISO 42001, SIEM).
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Cursor

  • Free $0
  • Pro $20 Per month, around $16 billed annually.
  • Pro+ $60 Per month.
  • Ultra $200 Per month.
  • Teams $40 Per user.
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What users say

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Augment Code

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Cursor

Ease of use
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User interface
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Support and service
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Augment Code https://www.augmentcode.com/ · no check date recorded yet

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This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.