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Cursor
An AI coding agent for building ambitious software — agents turn ideas into code so you can hand off tasks.
Our rating
★ 4.8 / 5 preliminary
Pricing
Freemium · from $8/mo
Category
AI code editor
For
BuilderVibe coder
Last updated
Oct 15, 2026
💲 Free plan; Plus $8/mo (Grok models only), Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo, Ultra $200/mo; Teams $30+/user/mo. Source: cursor.com (checked Oct 15, 2026).
Pros & cons
👍 Pros
- Best-in-class agentic editing in a VS Code-style IDE
- Cloud agents and automations
- Strong codebase awareness
👎 Cons
- Plan structure changed recently — check what each tier includes
- Can make sweeping changes; review diffs
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