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Claude Code vs Cursor

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AI Agents

Claude Code

Anthropic’s coding agent for the terminal, IDE, desktop, Slack, and the web.

4.71,680 reviews
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Developer Tools

Cursor

AI-native code editor that pairs large language models with your codebase.

4.4120 reviews

At a glance

Pricing model

paid

freemium

Starting price

$17/mo

See website

Rating

4.7 / 5

4.4 / 5

Category

AI Agents

Developer Tools

Features

Terminal, IDE, desktop, web, and mobile

Multi-file edits and command execution

GitHub and GitLab issue-to-PR flow

VS Code, Cursor, Devin Desktop, and JetBrains extensions

Slack task kickoff

Parallel subagents and scheduled routines

Research profile available

Integrations

GitHub

GitLab

VS Code

JetBrains

Slack

Amazon Bedrock

Google Cloud Vertex AI

Best for

Codebase onboarding

Multi-file refactors

Issue-to-pull-request work

Scheduled coding routines

Developer Tools research and evaluation

Day-to-day work for developer tools teams

Comparing options before buying or switching

Claude Code pricing

Pro

$17/mo annual

  • Claude Code included
  • $20 if billed monthly
  • Short sprints in small codebases

Max 5x

$100/mo

  • Higher Claude Code usage
  • Larger codebases

Max 20x

$200/mo

  • Highest included usage
  • Power-user access

Cursor pricing

Standard

See website

  • Core features