Cursor
An AI-native code editor (a VS Code fork) built around agentic multi-file editing.
- Starting price
- Free tier; Pro $20 / month
- Free trial
- Free tier
- Commercial use
- Yes
Overview
Cursor is an AI-native code editor, built as a fork of Visual Studio Code, that puts an autonomous coding agent at the center of the workflow. Its Composer agent handles multi-file edits and refactors with whole-codebase understanding through semantic search, while Tab provides context-aware inline completions and project rules steer how it behaves. Developers can choose between models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google as well as Cursor's own Composer model, and the product adds cloud agents, a CLI, pull request review through BugBot and a Slack integration.
Best for developers who want AI woven deeply into their editor with strong multi-file editing.
Cursor suits developers who want AI built into the editor itself rather than added on top. Because it is a VS Code fork, existing extensions and keybindings carry over, while the Composer agent, semantic codebase search and multi-model choice handle multi-file changes inside the same window. It spans a free tier up to higher-usage Pro+, Ultra and team plans, so cost scales with how heavily the agent is used.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier; Pro $20 / month Around $16 per month billed annually. Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams $40 per user. |
| Free trial | Free tier |
| Commercial use | Yes |
| Output | AI-native editing with a multi-file agent (Composer) |
| API | N/A |
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Features
- Where it runs
- Its own editor, a VS Code fork
- Inline completions
- Yes, Tab: multi-line edits, cross-file suggestions, missing imports, and next-edit prediction that jumps to the following edit location
- Agent mode
- Yes, Composer for complex multi-file refactors, with codebase understanding and .cursorrules
- Model choice
- Yes, Claude, GPT and others
- Data control
- 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
- GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, JetBrains, Slack and Linear, plus MCP servers, plugins and rules
- API
- N/A
Integrations
Integrations coming soon.
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- Cloud (SaaS)
- Browser-based
- Company size
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- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Suitability
| Industry | Freelancers | Small and mid-sized | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agencies | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Architecture & Engineering | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Consulting | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Media & Creative | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Technology | Stated as a fit | Stated as a fit | Stated as a fit |
The table combines the industries the vendor addresses with the company sizes the tool is aimed at. An empty cell means the combination is not stated, not that it is ruled out.
Pros and Cons
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
Pricing
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Free
$0
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Pro
$20
Per month, around $16 billed annually.
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Pro+
$60
Per month.
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Ultra
$200
Per month.
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Teams
$40
Per user.
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