Home / Compare / GitHub Copilot vs Cursor
GitHub Copilot Your AI pair programmer — code faster with AI suggestions
5.0
Visit GitHub Copilot
Free trial available
VS
Cursor The AI-first code editor built for pair programming
5.0
Visit Cursor
Free plan available

Ratings Comparison

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

Feature Comparison

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

Our Verdict

GitHub Copilot and Cursor 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.

Related Comparisons

Also Compare

Choose based on your need
Budget / free option Cursor
API / developer use GitHub Copilot
Highest user rating GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot Quick Info
Pricing Subscription
Free Plan ✗ No
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 5.0 / 5
Visit GitHub Copilot
Cursor Quick Info
Pricing Subscription
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✗ No
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 5.0 / 5
Visit Cursor