Claude Code
A terminal-native coding agent that reads, edits and runs code across a whole repository.
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Claude Code vs Cursor
Claude Code (Anthropic) and Cursor (Anysphere) both sit in Coding. Claude Code shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (16 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Claude Code Anthropic | Cursor Anysphere |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | CLI / Extensions / Desktop App / Web | Projects (September 2026 Update) |
| Entry cost | from $20/mo | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Claude Pro (includes Claude Code) $20 · Claude Team (includes Claude Code) $25 | Hobby free · Pro $20 · Pro+ $60 · Ultra $200 |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Fable 5 · Fable 5.1 · Haiku · Haiku 4.5 · Opus · Opus 5 · Sonnet · Sonnet 3.5 · Sonnet 5 | Claude 4 Sonnet · Claude 4.5 Haiku · Claude 4.5 Opus · Claude 4.5 Sonnet · Claude 4.6 Opus · Claude 4.6 Sonnet · Claude 4.7 Opus · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Composer 2.5 · Gemini 3.1 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.6 |
| Context window | 200k | 1000000 |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 16 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Terminal agent, Repo-wide edits, Subagents, MCP servers, Hooks, Background tasks, Agentic coding CLI, VS Code extension | Agent mode, Tab completion, Codebase indexing, Background agents, Bugbot review, Composer, Cursor Router, Cloud Agents |
Cursor
A VS Code fork built around multi-file AI editing, agent mode, and codebase-wide context.
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