What is Cursor?
Cursor is an AI coding agent and code editor made by Anysphere. It helps developers turn requirements into working code, make targeted edits, investigate repositories, and delegate larger engineering tasks to autonomous agents. Developers can use Cursor through its desktop editor or command-line interface, while cloud agents can work independently and return completed changes for review.
Cursor supports models from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Cursor. Its agents can inspect files, search a codebase, create implementation plans, modify code, run tests, and present the resulting work. The product also extends into team workflows through pull request reviews, Slack collaboration, code hosting, and administrative controls on higher plans.
Key Features
- AI coding agent: Agents can explore repositories, plan changes, edit files, test implementations, and prepare completed work for developer review.
- Desktop editor and CLI: Developers can work with Cursor in a graphical coding environment or invoke its agent from a terminal.
- Parallel cloud agents: Multiple remote agents can handle separate development tasks at the same time and provide results for review.
- Model selection: Users can choose among supported models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Cursor based on the task.
- Code review workflows: Eligible plans include AI pull request reviews through Bugbot, along with code hosting through Origin.
- Team administration: Team and Enterprise plans add centralized billing, usage analytics, privacy settings, access controls, and identity management options.
Use Cases
- Building a feature from a written request or implementation plan.
- Understanding an unfamiliar repository and locating relevant code.
- Refactoring modules, fixing bugs, and generating targeted edits.
- Delegating tests, code reviews, and longer development tasks to agents.
- Coordinating AI-assisted development across engineering teams.
Pricing
Cursor has a Free plan at $0 per month with limited AI, agent, and chat usage. The pricing page lists Plus at $8 per month, Premium at $30 per month, Super at $100 per month, and Ultra at $200 per month. Teams starts at $30 per user per month, while Enterprise uses custom pricing. Some third-party model usage is billed separately, and listed prices exclude applicable taxes and fees.
Who Is It For?
Cursor is intended for individual developers, technical teams, and larger engineering organizations that want AI assistance throughout software development. It fits users who prefer hands-on editor support as well as teams that want to delegate substantial tasks to autonomous coding agents.
