Cursor

Cursor

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Editor's choice
Freemium

The AI-first code editor.

Launched 2023-03-15

About Cursor

Cursor is a fork of VS Code purpose-built for AI coding. Multi-file edits, agent mode, and Composer make it a favorite of indie devs. Teams pick it because ai-first editing experience and composer for multi-file edits.

Things to keep in mind: costs add up at scale.

Cursor is an Editor's Choice freemium tool and launched on 2023-03-15. It sits in the Coding space and is best used to Coding.

Pricing

Pricing model
Freemium
Currency
USD
Payment options
Monthly / Annual
Price
$0 / month
Billing options
Free forever
Features included
  • Limited AI code completions
  • Basic code editing and navigation
  • Community support

Features

  • IDE / editor integration
    Built-in support for ide / editor integration — used for coding.
  • Multi-language autocomplete
    Built-in support for multi-language autocomplete — used for coding.
  • Inline chat for code
    Built-in support for inline chat for code — used for coding.
  • Repo-aware context
    Built-in support for repo-aware context — used for coding.

Pros

  • AI-first editing experience
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Fast Tab completion

Cons

  • Costs add up at scale
  • Some VS Code extensions break
  • Privacy concerns for closed code

AI Models used

The foundation models that power Cursor under the hood.

Claude 3.5 SonnetAnthropic

Primary model for code generation, completion, and intelligent refactoring within the editor.

GPT-4OpenAI

Alternative model option for code analysis and generation tasks available to users.

Claude 3 OpusAnthropic

Handles complex multi-file codebase understanding and architectural reasoning.

Categories

Coding

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