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Cursor

Editor's Choice

The AI-first code editor

Benchmark:
8.1
Solid (52 reviews)
Editorial:
9.2

User Benchmark Score

Based on 52 reviews

8.1
Ease of Use8.2
Output Quality8.8
Value for Money7.9
Features9.1
Reliability7.8
Support7.0
Pricing:freemium from $20/month
Free Trial:Yes
Free Plan:Yes
Founded 2023
San Francisco, CA
11-50 employees

Overview

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built as a fork of VS Code. It features deep AI integration with chat, code generation, and multi-file editing capabilities. Cursor understands your entire codebase and can make complex changes across multiple files.

Best for:
Code generation
Bug fixing
Refactoring
Code review
Learning

Key Features

core

AI Code Generation
Codebase-Aware Chat
Multi-File Editing
Custom AI Models

integration

VS Code Extensions Compatible
Terminal Integration

Our Take

Editorial Review

Independent editorial review by our team

9.2

Cursor takes the AI coding assistant concept further than anyone else. It's not just code completion — it's a full AI-native development environment that understands your entire codebase.

Ease of Use
8.5
Features
9.5
Value
8.5
Support
7.5
Docs
8.0
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User Reviews (2)

FullStackDev
Developer
Used 6-12 months5/15/2026
8.0

The future of coding

Cursor understands my entire codebase and makes relevant suggestions. Multi-file editing is amazing. Occasionally crashes but getting better.

StartupCTO
Developer
Used 1-6 months5/15/2026
8.3

Replaced VS Code entirely

The AI features are so much more deeply integrated than Copilot in VS Code. Tab completion + chat + multi-file editing = productivity machine.

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