Alternatives · Cursor: Free plan · paid from $20/mo
Cheaper and free alternatives to Cursor
Our verdict on Cursor: Paying $20/month unlocks extended agent limits and frontier models, but per-token costs can make it pricey for heavy users. Read the full verdict →
Each alternative is picked from the same category by comparing current plans and prices from the vendors' own pricing pages, and shown only when an automatic check confirms that the current plans support it; a person reviews the suggestions the check does not confirm.
3 alternatives
Bolt provides a free plan with 300K daily tokens and 1M monthly tokens. This allows for light usage of web-based coding tools.
GitHub Copilot Pro is $10/month, which is lower than Cursor Individual's $20/month price. It offers inline suggestions and chat requests for coding tasks.
Windsurf Pro costs $20/month, matching Cursor Individual's price. It provides increased quotas and full model availability for development.
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