Cursor: pricing, features and alternatives
AI code editor with agents that write and change code
Cursor announced on 14 August 2026 that it had been acquired by SpaceX, completing a process that began with a SpaceXAI partnership announced in April.
What is Cursor?
Cursor is an AI code editor for macOS, Windows and Linux made by Anysphere, which SpaceX acquired in August 2026. Developers ask its agent to write or change code, run agents from the terminal, or start cloud agents from a browser, phone, Slack, GitHub or Linear. Paid plans raise agent usage limits.
Good for
- Building or changing a small app by describing the change
- Fixing bugs across several files
- Running coding tasks in the cloud while away from the desk
Key features
- AI agent that writes and edits code in the editor
- Cloud agents started from a browser, phone, Slack, GitHub or Linear
- Command-line agent for any terminal
- Grok models with higher limits on paid plans
- MCP servers, skills and hooks
- Grok Bot access on paid plans
Limitations to know about
- The Hobby plan has limited Agent requests
- Bugbot is billed on usage on top of the plan price
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
Cursor pricing
Cursor has a free plan. Paid plans start at $20 a month (Pro).
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 | Limited Agent requests, Composer |
| Pro | $20/month | Extended Agent limits, frontier models, cloud agents, MCPs, skills and hooks |
| Pro+ | $60/month | 3x Pro Agent limits |
| Ultra | $200/month | 20x Pro Agent limits, priority access to new features |
| Teams | $40/user/month (Standard) or $120/user/month (Premium, 5x usage) | Central billing and admin, usage analytics, SAML/OIDC SSO; Enterprise is custom |
Free plan limits: Hobby plan: limited Agent requests, access to Composer, no credit card required
Cursor alternatives
Devin Desktop
AI code editor from Cognition, renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat, agents and review
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs, desktop and web
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's coding agent for the terminal, IDEs, desktop app and cloud
Mistral Vibe
Mistral AI's assistant for chat, work tasks and coding, now called Vibe
Lovable
AI app and website builder that creates apps from chat prompts
Compare Cursor with these side by side
Head to head: Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Frequently asked questions
Is Cursor free?
Cursor has a free plan. Hobby plan: limited Agent requests, access to Composer, no credit card required. Paid plans start at $20/mo.
How much does Cursor cost?
Cursor's cheapest paid plan, Pro, costs $20 a month billed monthly. The page says yearly billing saves 20%; yearly per-month prices were not shown. There is also an enterprise plan priced on request. Prices as published on Cursor's pricing page on 23 September 2026.
What is Cursor used for?
Cursor is an AI code editor for macOS, Windows and Linux made by Anysphere, which SpaceX acquired in August 2026. People use it for building or changing a small app by describing the change, fixing bugs across several files and running coding tasks in the cloud while away from the desk.
What are the alternatives to Cursor?
Tools that do a similar job include Devin Desktop, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Mistral Vibe. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Cursor?
Cursor is made by Anysphere, Inc., based in San Francisco, California, US. The company was founded in 2022. Cursor announced on 14 August 2026 that it had been acquired by SpaceX, completing a process that began with a SpaceXAI partnership announced in April.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Anysphere, Inc.'s own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- cursor.com/pricing (individual plans, prices, features, company name) read 23 September 2026
- cursor.com/docs/account/teams/pricing (Teams and Enterprise pricing) read 23 September 2026
- cursor.com/download (platforms, CLI, cloud agents) read 23 September 2026
- cursor.com/blog/joining-spacex (acquisition by SpaceX) read 23 September 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor_(code_editor) (company founded and headquarters) read 23 September 2026
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