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An AI code editor with an agent in the same workspace as the project.

Official site · cursor.com (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

What is Cursor best for?

Cursor is rank 1 of 5 on Coding.

Does Cursor have a free plan?

Yes. Cursor is listed as Freemium.

What are the top alternatives to Cursor?

On Coding, the other tools are ChatGPT, Aider, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex.

Latest releases

  1. Canvases from Cursor cloud agents

    Cloud agents can now build interactive canvases as part of their work. Share a finished canvas with your team by sending its link.

    Cursor changelog (opens in a new tab)

  2. Claude Sonnet 5.5 in Cursor

    Cursor's web release notes for the week of October 5, 2026 list Claude Sonnet 5.5 as a new model in Cursor.

    Cursor web release notes (opens in a new tab)

Scores

  • Coding · rank 1 of 5 · composite 82.8 · coverage 100%

    Composite 82.8 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Cursor score breakdown for Coding
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    Free tierYesFreeNew self-serve customers use The X Subscription. Free is $0. The docs say the plans bring together Grok, Cursor, and X. Existing separate Cursor plans can continue.26%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$8PlusPlus is $8 per month and is the cheapest paid individual plan. Premium is $30 per month. Third-party models in Cursor are billed separately and are not the plan price.26%80.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.7CursorApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.70164 and userRatingCount 915 for Cursor by Anysphere Incorporated. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.16%94.0Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews915CursorApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.70164 and userRatingCount 915 for Cursor by Anysphere Incorporated. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.12%42.3Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Product-harness SWE-bench79.6Composer 2.5, Cursor CLI harness79.60% on the Vals board. The row names the Cursor CLI harness, so it is product evidence. It is not the Mini-SWE-agent score of a lab model.20%79.6Source for Product-harness SWE-bench (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-09-01

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