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Cursor Review

4.6

Free tier (Hobby)

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The AI-first IDE that changed the category

Who it's for

Individual developers and teams who want a dedicated AI-native code editor (rather than a plugin bolted onto an existing IDE) with fast agentic edits, multi-model choice, and a growing extension ecosystem.

Who it's not for

Developers committed to staying in JetBrains or VS Code with a lightweight extension, rather than switching their primary editor, should look elsewhere, since Cursor requires adopting its own editor.

Pricing

PlanPriceNotes
HobbyFreeNo credit card required, limited Agent requests, limited Tab completions.
Individual$20/moExtended Agent limits, frontier model access, MCPs/skills/hooks, cloud agents, usage-based Bugbot billing.
Teams$40/user/moCentralized billing, internal tool marketplace, agentic code reviews, shared cloud-agent context, usage analytics, SAML/OIDC SSO.
EnterpriseCustomPooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM, repo/model/MCP access controls, audit logs, priority support.

Pros

  • Purpose-built AI-first code editor (VS Code fork) with best-in-class agent and Tab-completion UX
  • Supports many frontier models interchangeably inside one editor
  • Fast-growing plugin/MCP ecosystem for extensibility
  • Bugbot automated code review add-on for catching issues pre-merge

Cons

  • Usage-based Bugbot billing adds unpredictable extra cost on top of the subscription
  • Teams/Enterprise pricing rises quickly for larger organizations
  • Free Hobby tier is quite limited for daily professional use

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