Cursor

by Anysphere

AI-first code editor with autocomplete, chat and agents that edit across your codebase.

Freemium

Moving up: New in-house Composer 2.5 model

About

Cursor is a code editor built on VS Code with AI throughout: tab completion, chat about your codebase, and agents that plan and apply multi-file changes. It supports models from several AI labs as well as its own.

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Useful features

  • Tab autocomplete that predicts multi-line edits
  • Agent that makes multi-file changes
  • Codebase-aware chat
  • Choice of models from multiple providers

Good for

  • Day-to-day software development
  • Refactoring large codebases
  • Learning an unfamiliar codebase

Pricing

Freemium. Free Hobby plan. Pro and higher plans add more agent usage.

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