Cursor is an AI coding agent and editor that writes, edits and reviews code, and can run agents in the cloud. It's built for professional developers and teams, and is now also sold as part of xAI's X Subscription alongside Grok.
Cursor at a glance
Made by | Anysphere, Inc. |
|---|---|
Price | Free; paid from $8/month |
Platforms | macOS app, web agent, CLI, Slack |
Best for | Developers who want an agent-first editor |
Key features
Agent and Chat for writing code from prompts.
Cloud agents that run in parallel on their own machines.
A CLI, Bugbot code review on GitHub pull requests, automations and a Slack app.
Cursor's own models (Composer 2.5) and Grok models; third-party models on Premium and above.
Cursor pricing
Plan | Price | Usage |
|---|---|---|
Free | $0 | Limited; no cloud agents |
Plus | $8/month ($80/year) | Base usage, Cursor and Grok models |
Premium | $30/month ($300/year) | 4x Plus |
Super | $100/month | 15x Plus |
Ultra | $200/month | 50x Plus |
Teams | $30, $100 or $200 per seat | By seat tier |
What to know
Usage comes from a pool shared with Grok that refreshes weekly.
Third-party models (Claude, GPT and others) are billed at API list price on top of the plan.
Legacy plans such as Pro at $20 are closed to new customers.
Our take
Cursor remains one of the most polished AI editors, and cloud agents make it genuinely parallel. The new pricing is cheaper to start but pushes Claude and GPT usage onto metered credits, so heavy users of those models should budget carefully.
Cursor alternatives
Facts checked against Cursor's official pricing and help pages on November 13, 2026. Windows and Linux downloads weren't listed on the homepage we checked.
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