Anysphere · Coding
Cursor
Cursor is an AI code editor for day-to-day work in your own project.
Open Cursor cursor.com ↗- Costs
- Free; Plus $8, Premium $30/mo
- Runs on
- Cursor's own models and Grok; Claude, GPT, Gemini at API price
- Best for
- Coding
Where it shines
- New plans bundle Cursor with Grok and X Premium.
- Existing subscribers can keep their old plans.
Where it struggles
- Claude and GPT cost full API rates from prepaid credit on new plans.
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- Free; Pro $10/mo, Pro+ $39/mo
- Runs on
- Your pick of models, incl. GPT-6.1 Terra and Gemini 4 Argon
Leaderboards don’t rank apps, so Claude writes this page from its own web research. Prices and plans change often; check cursor.com before you buy.