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Cursor
Cursor is an AI coding agent that turns ideas into code and handles development tasks for teams that build software.
- Paid
- Desktop
- Verified 15 Oct 2026
What Cursor does
Cursor is an AI coding agent that turns ideas into code and takes on tasks handed off during development. It can run in the terminal, in Slack, and review pull requests in GitHub. It is offered as a desktop application with self-serve signup and several paid plans.
Built for
- Teams that build software
Key features
- Agents turn ideas into code and take on handed-off tasks
- Cursor runs in the terminal, in Slack and reviews pull requests in GitHub
- AI code reviews via Bugbot (Premium and above)
- Code hosting via Origin (Premium and above)
- Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins (Teams and Enterprise)
- SAML/OIDC SSO and centralized billing and administration for teams (Teams and Enterprise)
- Third-party models at API list price (Premium and above)
Pros and cons
Pros
- Self-serve signup is available for the desktop application, and a Free plan with limited agent and chat requests is published.
- Agents turn ideas into code and take on handed-off tasks, which covers the code-generation and code-review tasks listed for the tool.
- Cursor runs in the terminal, in Slack, and reviews pull requests in GitHub.
- The Teams plan at USD 30/month per user, billed monthly, includes SAML/OIDC SSO and centralized billing and administration.
- The Teams and Enterprise plans include a shared library where a team can store its own internal rules, skills, and plugins.
Cons
- The Free plan has limited agent requests and limited chat requests.
- Bugbot AI code reviews, Origin code hosting, and third-party models at API list price are available only on the Premium plan (USD 30/month billed monthly) and above.
- Enterprise pricing is not published and is available only by contacting sales.
- Team marketplace, SSO, and centralized billing and administration are available only on the Teams and Enterprise plans.
Where Cursor is listed
Cursor is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.
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