Cursor at a glance

Made by: Anysphere
Starting price: $8/mo (Plus)
Free plan: Yes
Platforms: Desktop
Best for: Developers who want an AI-first editor; Large multi-file refactors
Prices checked: November 14, 2026

What is Cursor?

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built around an agent that can plan and apply changes across many files from a single prompt, with cloud agents, automations and AI code reviews (Bugbot) on higher plans. It became the reference point for agentic editors, and many developers switch to it when they want deeper AI control than an add-on to their existing editor can give.

The pricing changed in 2026. Cursor's maker, Anysphere, was reported to have been acquired by SpaceX's AI business, and Cursor's plans now share a usage pool with Grok. As of November 14, 2026 there is a Free plan, Plus at $8/month (Grok models only), Premium at $30/month (4x Plus usage, cloud agents, Bugbot reviews and third-party models at API list price), Super at $100/month and Ultra at $200/month, plus Teams from $30 per user. The main drawback is that usage is expressed as multiples of a weekly pool rather than fixed numbers, and models from other providers are billed at API rates on Premium, so heavy users of non-Grok models should estimate costs first.

Key Features

Multi-file agentCloud agents and automationsBugbot AI code reviewCode hostingThird-party model accessTeam rules and plugins marketplace

Integrations

Developer

GitHub

IDE

VS Code extensions

How to Use Cursor

1Download Cursor and sign in

2Import your VS Code settings and extensions

3Open a project and ask the agent for a change

4Review the proposed diff and accept or edit it

5Turn on Bugbot reviews for your repositories (Premium)

Who is Cursor for?

✅ Best For

Developers who want an AI-first editor
Large multi-file refactors
Startups shipping quickly

❌ Not For

Developers who must stay in JetBrains or Xcode
Teams wanting predictable, fixed usage numbers

Cursor pros and cons

👍 Pros

Agent plans and applies edits across many files
Familiar VS Code-based editor with extension support
Cloud agents and Bugbot code reviews on Premium
Low-cost entry plan at $8/month

👎 Cons

Plus plan is limited to Grok models
Usage is shown as multiples of a weekly pool, not fixed numbers
Other providers' models cost API rates on Premium
JetBrains and Xcode users have to switch editors

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Pricing

Is Cursor free? Yes, there is a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/mo (Plus).

Free$0

✓Limited agent and chat requests

Plus$8/mo

✓Shared usage pool
✓Grok models only

Premium$30/mo

✓4x Plus usage
✓cloud agents
✓Bugbot
✓third-party models at API price

Super / Ultra$100/mo / $200/mo

✓15x / 50x Plus usage
✓priority access

TeamsFrom $30/user/mo

✓Central billing
✓analytics
✓SSO

Prices checked November 14, 2026 on the official Cursor pricing page. Plans change often, so confirm before you buy.

Prompts to Try

Add pagination to the users API and update the tests

Find where we handle auth tokens and simplify it

Migrate this file from JavaScript to TypeScript

Use Cases

Multi-file refactoring

Feature implementation

Codebase Q&A

AI code review

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