What affects cost
- Plan tier
- Seat count
- Agent usage
- Frontier model usage
- Cloud agents
- Bugbot usage-based billing
- Enterprise controls
AI coding tool
Cursor pricing
AI-first editor for developers who want chat, autocomplete, and repo-aware edits in one workflow.
Decision summary: Choose Cursor when you want an AI-first editor with agent workflows, frontier model access, and team controls; check usage limits if your team uses agents heavily.
Pricing overview
| Plan or model | Pricing posture | Decision note |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | Includes limited Agent requests and limited Tab completions. No credit card required. |
| Individual Pro | $20 / month | Includes extended Agent limits, access to frontier models, MCPs, skills, hooks, cloud agents, and usage-based billing for Bugbot. |
| Teams | $40 / user / month | Includes centralized team billing and administration, team marketplace, Bugbot code reviews, cloud agents, analytics, team-wide privacy mode, and SAML/OIDC SSO. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Includes pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM, repository/model/MCP controls, audit logs, service accounts, and priority support. |
Cheaper alternatives
- GitHub Copilot
- Codeium
- Continue-style open-source workflows
Best for
- individual developers
- small teams
- repo-aware code edits
Not ideal for
- teams locked into another IDE
- offline-only workflows
- buyers that need simple fixed usage
FAQ
Questions teams ask before choosing
Is Cursor best for teams?
It can be strong for small coding-heavy teams, but team controls and usage limits should be checked first.