AI-first code editor built on VS Code with multi-file agents, Composer, and deep codebase understanding.
What is Cursor?
Cursor is an AI-first code editor built as a fork of Visual Studio Code. It integrates Tab autocomplete, inline chat, Composer multi-file agents, and deep codebase understanding so developers can plan, edit, review, and ship features using frontier LLMs. Cursor supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, and custom model choices, with enterprise plans adding SSO and privacy controls.
What can Cursor do?
- 01
Agentic code generation
Hand off tasks to agents that turn ideas into code.
- 02
Parallel autonomous agents
Agents build, test, and demo features end to end.
- 03
Terminal, Slack & GitHub
Runs in the terminal, Slack, and reviews GitHub PRs.
- 04
Scheduled automation
Always-on agents run on schedules or triggers.
- 05
Multi-model choice
Pick models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and more.
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Codebase understanding
Learns how a codebase works at any scale.
Use Cases
- Developers — Developers hand off building landing pages and dashboards to agents while focusing on decisions.
- Software engineers — Engineers set up agents to fix CI failures and review pull requests automatically.
- Enterprise teams — Enterprise teams use Cursor across large codebases to accelerate development securely.
Quick facts about Cursor
- Pricing
- Hobby$0/moPro$20/moBusiness$40/moas of Apr 18, 2026 — may be outdatedView official pricing
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- Platforms
- macOS·Windows·Linux
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