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Cursor The AI-first code editor built for pair programming
5.0
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GitHub Copilot Your AI pair programmer — code faster with AI suggestions
5.0
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Free trial available

Ratings Comparison

Cursor GitHub Copilot
Ease of Use
4.8 / 4.6
Features
5.0 / 4.6
Value for Money
4.9 / 4.2
Customer Support
4.5 / 4.0
Overall Rating
5.0 / 5.0

Feature Comparison

Feature Cursor GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model Subscription Subscription
Starting Price $20.00/mo $10.00/mo
Free Plan ✓ Yes ✗ No
Free Trial ✓ 14 days ✓ 30 days
API Available ✗ No ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No ✗ No
Browser Extension ✗ No ✓ Yes
Desktop App ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Team Collaboration ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
SSO Support ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
GDPR Compliant ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
HIPAA Compliant — —
Open Source — —
AI Model Claude 3.5 Sonnet / GPT-4o / custom GPT-4 Codex / Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Model Provider Anthropic / OpenAI / Cursor OpenAI / Anthropic
Context Window Up to 200,000 tokens 8000 tokens
Company Anysphere Inc. GitHub (Microsoft)
HQ United States United States
Founded 2022 2021
Funding Stage Series a Public
Total Funding $60 million raised Part of Microsoft ($2.5T market cap)
Overall Rating 5.0 ★ (8950 reviews) 5.0 ★ (1 reviews)

Our Verdict

Cursor and GitHub Copilot are both strong tools with different strengths. If budget is a priority, Cursor has the edge with a free plan. Overall, GitHub Copilot edges ahead in this comparison — but we recommend trying both using free trials before deciding.

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Cursor Quick Info
Pricing Subscription
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✗ No
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 5.0 / 5
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GitHub Copilot Quick Info
Pricing Subscription
Free Plan ✗ No
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 5.0 / 5
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