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Cursor vs Visual Studio Code

Features, integrations, platforms and pricing, side by side. They share 4 features.

Facts come from each app’s listing. Payment never changes this comparison.

Cursor

Developer Tools

AI-first code editor

Free plan

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Visual Studio Code

Developer Tools

Free, extensible code editor

Free

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Side by side

Pricing

  • Model

    Cursor
    Free plan + paid plans
    Visual Studio Code
    Free

  • Paid plans from

    Cursor
    $20 / month
    Visual Studio Code
    Not listed

  • Free plan

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Plans

    Cursor
    Free Hobby plan; Pro from $20/month; Teams from $40/user/month
    Visual Studio Code
    Free and open source; GitHub Copilot plans billed separately

Platforms

3 shared · 1 only in Visual Studio Code

  • Linux

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • macOS

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Windows

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Web

    Cursor
    No
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

Features

4 shared · 2 only in Cursor · 2 only in Visual Studio Code

  • AI code completion

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Debugging

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Extensions & plugins

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Terminal

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • AI agents

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    No

  • Chat assistant

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    No

  • Offline mode

    Cursor
    No
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Real-time collaboration

    Cursor
    No
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

Integrations

1 shared · 2 only in Cursor · 2 only in Visual Studio Code

  • GitHub

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • Linear

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    No

  • Slack

    Cursor
    Yes
    Visual Studio Code
    No

  • Bitbucket

    Cursor
    No
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

  • GitLab

    Cursor
    No
    Visual Studio Code
    Yes

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