Cursor: score, price and alternatives in 2026
AI-first IDE with a multi-file agent; the most cited daily driver for developers. Cursor is made by Anysphere and ranks #12 of 100 in our ranking of AI agents, with a score of 78/100.
- Score
- 78/100
- Overall rank
- #12
- Coding rank
- #4 of 27
- Company
- Anysphere
Cursor pricing
Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30/user.
Checked against the vendor's page on . Official pricing page. The Plus tier includes Grok models only.
How Cursor scores
Strong daily-driver for developers; governance is the weak spot, and plans have been renamed recently. It does best on adoption, autonomy and reliability. It loses points on security & governance.
Scores are editorial judgments on a 1 to 5 scale per criterion, weighted to a total out of 100. How the scoring works.
Cursor alternatives
- GitHub Copilot (coding agent) (90/100, #2): Cloud coding agent and code review, the safest enterprise default for many teams.
- Claude Code (87/100, #3): Terminal-native coding agent with a permission-gated execution loop.
- OpenAI Codex (84/100, #6): Delegates coding tasks to cloud and local agents inside ChatGPT plans.
- Cline (75/100, #22): Open-source coding agent that runs inside the editor.
See the full ranking of 100 AI agents, with search and filters.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cursor cost?
Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30/user. We checked this on the vendor's official page on 2026-10-31; prices change often, so confirm there before you buy.
Does Cursor have a free plan?
Yes, its own pages list a free tier or free edition. Limits differ by plan: Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30/user.
What is Cursor?
AI-first IDE with a multi-file agent; the most cited daily driver for developers. It is made by Anysphere and sits in our Coding category.
How good is Cursor compared with other AI agents?
It scores 78/100, which is #12 of 100 agents overall and #4 of 27 in Coding. Closest alternatives: GitHub Copilot (coding agent) (90/100), Claude Code (87/100) and OpenAI Codex (84/100).
How is the score calculated?
Each agent gets 1 to 5 on 8 weighted criteria; the points add up to a total out of 100. The scores are Deyron Labs editorial judgments, not benchmarks.
Our independence
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