Pricing

Hobby

$0/mo

2,000 completions/month
50 slow premium requests/month
VS Code extension compatibility
Codebase indexing

Pro

$20/mo

Unlimited completions
500 fast premium requests/month
Unlimited slow premium requests
Claude and GPT-4 model access
Codebase-wide chat and edits
Multi-file editing (Composer)

Business

$40/mo

Everything in Pro
Centralized billing
Admin usage dashboard
SAML/SSO
Enforce privacy mode
Team-wide settings

Key Features

AI-powered code autocomplete (Tab)
Chat with codebase context (Cmd+K / Cmd+L)
Multi-file AI editing (Composer)
Codebase indexing and semantic search
Support for Claude, GPT-4, and other frontier models
Full VS Code extension compatibility
Privacy mode — code never stored on servers
Terminal command generation

Pros & Cons

Pros

Best-in-class AI code completion and chat
Familiar VS Code interface with zero migration friction
Multi-file editing is a genuine productivity multiplier
Codebase-aware context makes suggestions highly relevant

Cons

Premium request limits can be hit by heavy users
No affiliate program for monetization
Occasional latency on complex multi-file operations

Verdict

Cursor is the leading AI code editor, combining VS Code familiarity with deeply integrated AI capabilities. The Composer feature for multi-file edits is a standout. If you write code daily, the Pro plan pays for itself within hours of saved time.

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