Cursor alternatives
Cursor's pricing changes have sent a lot of teams looking. These are the AI coding tools worth moving to, with real prices.
| CursorThe one you're replacing | Claude Code | Codex | GitHub Copilot | OpenCode | Replit | Warp | Command Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan | $20/mo | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | $1/mo |
| Free plan | ||||||||
| Ease of use | 70/100 | 60/100 | 62/100 | 75/100 | 55/100 | 78/100 | 55/100 | 50/100 |
| For technical teams | ||||||||
| Best for | Improve coding / development | Improve coding / development | Improve coding / development | Improve coding / development | Improve coding / development, Reduce software costs | Improve coding / development |
The best Cursor alternatives
$20/mo
An agentic command-line coding tool for building and refactoring software with AI.
Free plan
OpenAI's agentic coding tool for building and fixing software from the terminal or editor.
Free plan
AI pair programmer built into popular editors and GitHub.
Free plan
Open-source AI coding agent that works with any model provider — great paired with OpenRouter.
Free plan
Build and deploy apps from your browser with an AI agent — no local setup required.
Free plan
An AI-native terminal that replaces your shell with an agentic dev environment — command autocomplete, blocks, and multi-agent workflows. Credit-based pricing since a 2026 repricing; bring-your-own-API-key works on every plan including Free.
$1/mo
A terminal-based AI coding agent positioned as a low-cost alternative to Cursor and Claude Code, with access to 29+ models. Its differentiator is taste-1, a model that learns your coding style across sessions. No free tier — the cheapest plan is $1/mo.
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