Claude Code vs Cursor
Direct comparison of Claude Code (from Anthropic) and Cursor (from Anysphere). Want a 3- or 4-way comparison? Open the multi-agent tool →
| Claude Code Anthropic | Cursor Anysphere | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Vendor | Anthropic | Anysphere |
| Category | coding | coding |
| Release date | — | — |
| Source | proprietary | proprietary |
| License | — | — |
| Pricing | Included with Claude Pro/Max/Team subscriptions | $20/mo Pro · $40/mo Business |
| Base models | ||
| Capabilities | terminalfile_iomulti_file_editshell_exec+1 | idemulti_file_editcomposercodebase_index |
| Capability | ||
| gpt.buzz Index | 95.4 | — |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.9% | — |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.4% | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 65.4% | — |
| GAIA | 74.6% | — |
| WebArena | 64.5% | — |
| Adoption | ||
| OpenRouter · daily | 73.5B | — |
| OpenRouter · cumulative | 3.52T | — |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Links | ||
| Links | ||
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