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Cursor review
An AI-first code editor and coding agent from Anysphere, with a desktop app, CLI, Slack bot and GitHub reviews.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 6, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 9.3
- Ease of use (35%)
- 8.8
- Value (30%)
- 8.5
Cursor is the strongest pick for developers who are ready to move into a dedicated AI editor. Its agent can plan, search and build across a project, and from Premium it can hand work to cloud agents that build and test features on their own machines, review pull requests through Bugbot and run automations. The same agent runs in a CLI, in Slack and in GitHub reviews. Pricing has changed shape: plans now combine Cursor with Grok and X features, and the cheapest paid tier, Plus at $8 a month, includes Grok models only. Premium at $30 adds cloud agents and code review, but third-party models such as Claude or GPT are charged separately at API list price rather than drawn from the plan's pool. Usage refreshes weekly, and a privacy mode guarantees code data is not used for training. Feature depth is the highest here; value depends on which models you want.
Who it is for
Developers willing to switch to a dedicated AI editor for agent-driven work, cloud agents and AI code review.
Price
Free plan; Plus from $8 a month (Grok models only), Premium $30 a month.
Plus $8 /month Get Plus Our introductory plan: Shared AI usage pool
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.
Key features
- Cursor Agent on every plan, including Free
- Cloud agents and automations from Premium
- AI code reviews through Bugbot and code hosting through Origin from Premium
- Cursor CLI, a Slack integration and pull request reviews in GitHub
- Privacy mode that stops code data being used for training
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: The agent is built into the editor rather than added as an extension
- Strength: Cloud agents can build and test features in their own environment
- Strength: SOC 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 listed on the site
- Weakness: The $8 Plus plan includes Grok models only
- Weakness: Third-party models such as Claude and GPT are billed separately at API list price
- Weakness: Plans now bundle X and Grok features that many developers will not use
Key facts
- Free plan: Yes, limited agent and chat requests
- Paid plans: Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 a month; Teams from $30 per user
- Usage: A shared pool across Cursor and Grok that refreshes weekly
Where it ranks
Cursor is No. 2 in our Best AI Coding Assistants verdict.
Alternatives we scored
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