Cursor
Code editor with an AI agent that edits your whole project. AI model and agent, with a free plan; runs on desktop. The stack builder picks it for AI coding.
What it is known for
- Strengths: agents that build, test and demo features; cloud agents running in parallel; GitHub PR review and codebase search.
- For: teams that build world-class software; over half the Fortune 500.
- Runs on: desktop download (macOS shown), web, CLI, Slack and GitHub.
- Learning curve: the page does not say.
- Works with: Slack, GitHub, Vercel, Snowflake and OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini models.
Read on October 9, 2026 from cursor.com.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | Limited agent and completions |
| Pro | $20/mo | Included usage pools for Cursor and other models |
| Pro+ | $60/mo | More included model usage than Pro; the docs call it Pro Plus |
| Teams | $40/mo | Per user; SSO, admin; $120 premium seat gives 5x usage |
| Ultra | $200/mo | The most included usage; monthly billing |
Checked by hand against cursor.com/pricing on October 8, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Pro.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Cursor is named in these steps:
- AI coding, step 4 of 4, otherwise: Pro ($20/mo); the step also names Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Devin, Kiro and Augment Code, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Works with
Godot, Unity and Unreal Engine.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Claude Code: Anthropic's coding agent that works in your terminal and editor. From $20/mo.
- OpenAI Codex: OpenAI's coding agent, in ChatGPT and the terminal. From free.
- Devin: Cognition’s cloud coding agent, with the Windsurf IDE on the desktop. From free.
- Kiro: AWS’s spec-driven agentic IDE. From free.
- Augment Code: A context-engine coding agent for large codebases. From $20/mo.
Signals and what people say
- App Store: 4.7 from 867 ratings, as of October 7, 2026
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 7, 2026: 7 stories
- Complaint: “Cursor editor experience is a severe downgrade over current vscode” — Fire-Dragon-DoL, Hacker News, June 22, 2025
- Highlight: “Editors like Cursor are really good at indexing and curating context for you” — mikestorrent, Hacker News, January 6, 2026
Change log
- October 8, 2026: Ultra plan added ($200), on cursor.com/pricing.
- October 8, 2026: prices now read on cursor.com/pricing, Cursor's own page (before: cursor.com/docs/account/pricing).
- October 6, 2026: plans and prices first recorded from cursor.com/docs/account/pricing.
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