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Cursor review

Verdict: An AI code editor with an agent and multi-line completions, for developers writing and changing code in a project they own. It is best for developers who want an AI agent and completions inside a full editor, on code they already own. Since October 2026's new plans, Claude or GPT usage bills at API list price from the first request.

Made by
Anysphere · San Francisco, founded 2022
Best for
Developers who want an AI agent and completions inside a full editor, on code they already own.
Pricing
Free plan · paid from $8/mo
Billed in
a usage pool, with other models at API rates
What you get
The full source code, in your own local project and repository.
Going live
Cursor does not publish sites; you deploy the code through your own host or pipeline.
Reviewed October 2026

What Cursor costs, does well and gets wrong

Cursor

Anysphere · San Francisco, founded 2022

Free plan
The editor's Agent and Tab on Cursor's own models, with usage listed only as limited.
Paid plans
Plus is $8/mo billed monthly ($80/yr) for a larger usage pool on Cursor's included models; Claude and GPT bill at API rates.

Known for

  • Agent and Tab: an editor agent plus multi-line completions, on every plan including Free.
  • Cloud Agents and Automations: background agents that run remotely, from Premium ($30/mo) up.
  • Bugbot: AI code review on pull requests, from Premium up.

What it does well

  • You work directly in your own repository, so the code is never locked to a platform.
  • The $8 Plus plan is a low entry price for an AI editor with an agent.
  • Premium and above can pick Claude and GPT models alongside Cursor's own for a task.

Where it falls short

  • Since October 2026's new plans, Claude or GPT usage bills at API list price from the first request.
  • Usage is described only as multiples of the Plus plan, so it is hard to estimate how much work a plan buys.
  • It assumes coding knowledge and leaves hosting, databases and deployment entirely to you.

Prices checked October 2026 on Cursor's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

Who should use Cursor

Choose Cursor when you write and maintain the code yourself and want AI help inside a full editor.

Cursor writes back-end code as well as the front end. Cursor gives you the full source code.

Who should look elsewhere

Anyone whose site has to look professionally designed. Cursor helps you write code; Orlume designs and builds the whole site for you, with no editor or coding knowledge needed.

Orlume's pricing: Free plan · paid from $10/mo. Starter is $10/mo for 400 message credits, the full design engine, Think Mode, Dream Mode and image uploads.

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Is Cursor a good AI website builder?

For developers who want an AI agent and completions inside a full editor, on code they already own. You work directly in your own repository, so the code is never locked to a platform. The main drawback: since October 2026's new plans, Claude or GPT usage bills at API list price from the first request.

How much does Cursor cost?

Plus is $8/mo billed monthly ($80/yr) for a larger usage pool on Cursor's included models; Claude and GPT bill at API rates. Prices as of October 2026; check Cursor's pricing page for current plans.

Is Cursor free?

Yes, there is a free plan: the editor's Agent and Tab on Cursor's own models, with usage listed only as limited.

Can you export your code from Cursor?

Cursor gives you the full source code. The full source code, in your own local project and repository.

What are the best alternatives to Cursor?

Orlume (orlume.site), if the site has to look professionally designed: cursor helps you write code; Orlume designs and builds the whole site for you, with no editor or coding knowledge needed. The Free plan includes 10 message credits and builds with the standard engine.

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Want a site that looks designed? Describe it once.

Describe the site you want. Watch it get designed, not just generated. Then publish it to its own orlume.site address.

  • Free to start
  • No card required
  • Publish to a live URL
  • You own the code

Written by the Orlume team, who make a competing product; that is why every price links to its source and every strength above is stated as plainly as every weakness. Checked against Cursor's own pricing page and docs and what its users report, as of October 2026.