Cursor vs Claude Code

FeatureCursorClaude Code
CategoryCoding AssistantsCoding Assistants
PricingFree + $20/mo ProPay-per-use (API)
GitHub Stars50,00025,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ AI autocomplete
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Codebase-aware
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Tab completion
  • ✓ Composer agent
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
Tags
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