Cursor is an AI-powered code editor (VS Code fork) that integrates AI deeply into the development workflow. It offers code completion, chat, and the ability to edit code through natural language instructions.
Trying AI-assisted coding
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Professional developers
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Development teams
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Premium request limits can run out with heavy usage
Some features require specific API keys (bring your own key for unlimited)
Codebase indexing uses resources and may slow down on very large projects
Cursor Pro at $20/month is compelling for developers who want deeper AI integration than GitHub Copilot offers. The ability to chat with your entire codebase and edit files through natural language is genuinely transformative. Worth trying the free tier first.
They're different tools. Cursor is a full IDE with deep AI integration (chat with codebase, AI-driven refactoring). Copilot is a plugin for your existing IDE focused on code completion. Many developers use both.
Yes — Cursor is a fork of VS Code and supports the vast majority of VS Code extensions, themes, and keybindings. Migration from VS Code is typically seamless.
You switch to slow requests, which use less powerful models and may take a few seconds longer. You can also bring your own API key for unlimited fast requests at API pricing.