Cursor: who it fits, what it costs, and the catch
Who Cursor fits, and who it does not
- Checked 2026-10-18
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- Good for
- Developers who want an editor built around AI agents
- Teams that want to pick between many AI models
- Not for
- Anyone who wants a simple, flat bill: third-party models are charged at API prices
- Teams that do not want their plan bundled with Grok and X
- The catch
- Strong AI agents and every major model, but pricing changed to an X Subscription bundle and heavy use of non-Grok models costs extra.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
What Cursor costs over five years
Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $9,000
On the Teams (Premium seat) plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,800
- Paid yearly, one year
- Not verified
- "Teams (Premium seat)" has no verified annual price
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18We have tracked Cursor's prices since 2026-10-18; no change so far. All price changes
The free plan, as Cursor describes it.
What you risk by starting
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Cursor.
What we verified Cursor can do
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Suggests code as you typeNot verified
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Not verifiedEditor chatNot verified
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Not verifiedCoding agentYes
Code reviewYes
Understands your whole projectYes
Ide supportNot verified
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Not verifiedCommand lineYes
Choose the AI modelYes
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI and Cursor models; third-party models at API price from Premium
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18Team admin controlsYes
Connects to your other apps (API)Not verified
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Not verifiedIf Cursor isn’t right for you
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Rank 1
GitHub Copilot
Developers whose code already lives on GitHub
Our score95.3 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $5,700
Rank 2
Google Antigravity
Developers who want agents to plan, write and test code on their own
Our score57.3 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $9,000
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Data last verified: 2026-10-18