GitHub Copilot
Inline completion, chat, code review and coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains and github.com.
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GitHub Copilot vs Cursor
GitHub Copilot (GitHub) and Cursor (Anysphere) both sit in Coding. GitHub Copilot is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $10/mo. GitHub Copilot shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (11 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | GitHub Copilot GitHub | Cursor Anysphere |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | September 2026 update | Projects (September 2026 Update) |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $10/mo | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 | Hobby free · Pro $20 · Pro+ $60 · Ultra $200 |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Claude 5 · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Claude Opus 4.7 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Sonnet 4 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.5 Raptor mini · Grok 4.6 · Kimi K2.7 Code · Kimi K3 · MAI-Code-1.1-Flash | 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 | Varies by model | 1000000 |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 11 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Inline completion, Agent mode, Code review, Copilot Workspace, MCP support, Code completions, Next edit suggestions, Chat | 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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