Cursor
A VS Code fork built around multi-file AI editing, agent mode, and codebase-wide context.
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Cursor vs Claude Code
Cursor (Anysphere) and Claude Code (Anthropic) both sit in Coding. Claude Code shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (17 vs 7). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Cursor Anysphere | Claude Code Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | Projects | stable |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $20/mo | from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Hobby free · Pro $20 · Pro+ $60 · Ultra $200 | Claude Pro (Includes Claude Code) $20 · Claude Team (Includes Claude Code) $25 |
| Model stack | 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 | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Fable 5 · Fable 5.1 · Haiku · Haiku 4.5 · Opus · Opus 5 · Sonnet · Sonnet 3.5 · Sonnet 5 |
| Context window | 1000000 | 200k |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 7 | 17 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Agent mode, Tab completion, Codebase indexing, Background agents, Bugbot review, Composer, Cursor Router, Cloud Agents | Terminal agent, Repo-wide edits, Subagents, MCP servers, Hooks, Background tasks, Agentic coding CLI, VS Code extension |
Claude Code
A terminal-native coding agent that reads, edits and runs code across a whole repository.
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