Comparison
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Cursor: The most popular code editor with AI built in. GitHub Copilot: AI assistant that suggests code in real time inside your editor
| Cursor | GitHub Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Price | Freemium Pro from $20/month. Free plan (Hobby) with limits. | Freemium Free plan (2,000 completions/month). Pro from $10/month. Pro+ $39/month. Max $100/month. Business $19/user/month. Enterprise $39/user/month. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Windows · Mac · Linux | Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Extension |
Cursor
- Very polished AI experience built into the editor
- Compatible with VS Code extensions
- Agent mode for complete tasks
- The free plan runs out quickly
- Fairly resource-hungry
GitHub Copilot
- Native integration in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains and other popular editors
- Advanced AI models: access to Claude Opus, GPT-5, and specialised or custom models
- Autonomous agents that carry out complex tasks without constant supervision
- The interface and prompts work best in English; quality drops in other languages
- Limited official completions API; there is no public endpoint to integrate into your own apps