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    The AI-first IDE based on VSCode, designed for complex codebases.

    9.0/10
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    Cursor is a fork of VS Code natively enhanced with AI. It is designed to understand the entire codebase, allowing you to ask questions, generate code, and perform refactoring with full context. It is probably the most 'surgical' tool and less prone to hallucinations on large projects.

    Evaluation Scores
    Performance & Scalability
    9/10
    AI Precision
    10/10
    Ease of Use
    8/10
    Price/Quality
    8/10
    Pros
    • Full codebase context
    • Fewer hallucinations on large projects
    • 'Code-aware chat' functionality
    • Diffing and auto-applying AI changes
    • Supports VS Code extensions
    Cons
    • More resource-intensive than a basic VS Code setup
    • The free plan is very limited
    • Requires a high-performance machine
    Pricing
    PlanPriceFeatures
    Hobby (Free)$02,000 completions/month, 50 slow premium requests
    Pro$20/monthUnlimited Tab & Auto, $20 of API usage (~225 Claude Sonnet 4 requests)
    Ultra$200/month20× more usage than Pro, fixed predictable pricing for power users
    Teams$40/user/monthEverything in Pro + SSO, admin controls, team rules, centralized billing
    Technical Features

    LLM Models

    Flexible

    Access to advanced models like GPT-4/Claude 3 Opus, large context window.

    Deployment

    Complex

    Local tool, requires manual deployment of generated code.

    Integration Level

    Low

    Standalone IDE, integration via generated code and APIs.

    Extra Features

    Built-in Hosting
    Custom Agents
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