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Hugging Face The GitHub of Machine Learning — Build, train, and deploy models
4.9
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Cursor The AI-first code editor built for pair programming
5.0
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Free plan available

Ratings Comparison

Hugging Face Cursor
Ease of Use
4.3 / 4.8
Features
5.0 / 5.0
Value for Money
4.8 / 4.9
Customer Support
4.5 / 4.5
Overall Rating
4.9 / 5.0

Feature Comparison

Feature Hugging Face Cursor
Pricing Model Freemium Subscription
Starting Price $9.00/mo $20.00/mo
Free Plan ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Free Trial ✗ No ✓ 14 days
API Available ✓ Yes ✗ No
Mobile App ✗ No ✗ No
Browser Extension ✗ No ✗ No
Desktop App ✗ No ✓ Yes
Team Collaboration ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
SSO Support ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
GDPR Compliant ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
HIPAA Compliant
Open Source
AI Model Agnostic (Hosts all open-source models) Claude 3.5 Sonnet / GPT-4o / custom
Model Provider Community / Meta / Mistral / Google / etc. Anthropic / OpenAI / Cursor
Context Window Varies by model Up to 200,000 tokens
Company Hugging Face, Inc. Anysphere Inc.
HQ United States United States
Founded 2016 2022
Funding Stage Series a
Total Funding $395.2 million raised $60 million raised
Overall Rating 4.9 ★ (4800 reviews) 5.0 ★ (8950 reviews)

Our Verdict

Hugging Face and Cursor are both strong tools with different strengths. Based on 8950 user reviews, Cursor has a higher rating of 5.0/5. Overall, Hugging Face edges ahead in this comparison — but we recommend trying both using free trials before deciding.

Choose based on your need
API / developer use Hugging Face
Highest user rating Cursor
Hugging Face Quick Info
Pricing Freemium
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 4.9 / 5
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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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