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The AI-First Editor

The most popular AI-native code editor, with its own Composer 2.5 model (near-frontier coding at 10-60x lower cost), cloud agents, and support for Claude, GPT-5.6, Gemini, and now Grok 4.5. Acquired by SpaceX (announced June 16, 2026, $60B deal) — Grok 4.5 is already available on all paid Cursor plans.

Strengths

  • Best IDE-native AI experience; used by 70% of Fortune 1000
  • Composer 2.5: near-frontier coding quality at much lower cost
  • Grok 4.5 now available on all paid plans (July 2026)
  • Switch models mid-session (Claude, GPT-5.6, Gemini, Grok 4.5)
  • Cloud agents, MCP, skills, hooks, and Bugbot
  • Cursor for iOS in public beta (agents, Remote Control, notifications on all paid plans)
  • Cursor Agent SDK: deploy agents as infrastructure; new $120/seat Premium tier for heavy users

Considerations

  • Reasoning ceiling on hardest multi-file tasks below Claude Code/Codex
  • History of confusing pricing changes
  • Learning curve coming from traditional IDEs

Pricing & Details

Pricing

$20/month (Pro), $40/user/month (Teams)

Free Option

Yes (Hobby: limited agent requests)

Best For

Daily AI-assisted development, modern workflows, team adoption

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