💻 Vibe Coding
Cursor
AI-native IDE (a VS Code fork) with a multi-file agent, autocomplete and Cloud Agents. Part of The X Subscription.
Pricing
Freemium — Free; Plus $8/month; Premium $30/month; Super $100/month; Ultra $200/month (official prices at cursor.com/pricing; third-party models billed separately on Premium+)
Always check the official website; prices change.
Use cases
- Daily development with an agent
- Multi-file edits
- Code review with Bugbot
- Cloud Agents
Alternatives
💻 Vibe Coding
GitHub's coding assistant with completions, chat, agent mode, CLI and a cloud agent across popular IDEs.
Pricing: Freemium — Free (limited); Pro $10/month; Pro+ $39/month; Max $100/month; Business/Enterprise plans (github.com/features/copilot/plans)
💻 Vibe Coding
Anthropic's terminal coding agent: reads and edits your repo, runs tests and iterates. Included in paid Claude plans.
Pricing: Included in Claude Pro ($17/month billed annually or $20/month) and Max (from $100/month); not sold separately (claude.com/pricing)
💻 Vibe Coding
Agentic IDE (formerly Codeium/Windsurf; also referred to as Devin Desktop) with a plan-then-execute flow and the Cascade agent.
Pricing: Freemium — free plan available; Pro from ~$20/month (see website; the brand has evolved towards Devin Desktop)
💻 Vibe Coding
Open-source coding assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains; you choose the model and context.
Pricing: Free and open source; model costs depend on the provider (continue.dev)
Comparisons
- Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Cursor is a full AI-first IDE; Copilot is GitHub's native assistant with the broadest IDE ecosystem.
- Cursor vs Claude Code
Cursor shines in the visual editor with diffs; Claude Code stands out in long terminal sessions on large repos.
- Replit vs Cursor
Replit is an all-in-one cloud option for beginners and deployment; Cursor is the local AI-first IDE for everyday developers.
Sources
- https://cursor.com/pricing