Cursor Pricing 2026 — Complete Breakdown
Cursor pricing for 2026 — free tier (Hobby), Pro ($20/mo), and Business ($40/user/mo). Includes GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, and Gemini models.
Free
Free tier available
$20/mo
Paid plan starts at
$40/user/mo
Max plan price
Our Verdict
Cursor Pro at $20/mo is the best AI coding tool for individual developers and small teams who want maximum productivity. Business plan at $40/user/mo is competitive for enterprises needing privacy controls.
Best for: Individual developers, startups, teams wanting the best autocomplete & agent coding
Free Tier
Hobby plan: 2,000 completions, 50 slow premium requests
Subscription Plans
Hobby
Free
- ✓2,000 code completions
- ✓50 slow premium model requests
- ✓Claude Sonnet & GPT-4o (slow)
- ✓Basic codebase indexing
Pro
$20/mo
- ✓Unlimited completions
- ✓500 fast premium requests/month
- ✓Claude Opus, GPT-4o, Gemini (fast)
- ✓Unlimited slow requests
- ✓Advanced codebase context
Business
$40/user/mo
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Centralised billing & admin
- ✓Enforced privacy mode
- ✓Audit logs
- ✓No training on code
Real-World Cost Examples
What does it actually cost to run common tasks?
Per developer per month (Pro)
$20/mo
10-person team (Business)
$400/mo ($4,800/yr)
Average time saved vs manual coding
$20 cost vs 5–10 hours saved/week
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cursor free?
Cursor has a free Hobby plan with 2,000 completions and 50 slow premium requests. The Pro plan at $20/mo gives you unlimited completions and 500 fast premium requests.
Is Cursor better than GitHub Copilot?
Cursor generally offers better autocomplete quality and more powerful agent capabilities (it can write, run, and debug code autonomously). Copilot is better for enterprise compliance and GitHub integration.
What AI models does Cursor use?
Cursor Pro gives access to Claude Opus 4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.5 Pro — you choose which model to use for each task.
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