Cursor
AcquiredAI-first code editor with agent integration and Grok model access, now part of SpaceX
The most polished AI editor experience today, but usage-based pricing makes costs unpredictable for heavy agent-mode users — budget before you standardize on it.
Agent mode runs inside the loop holding context; tab autocomplete is a stateless per-keystroke call — two first-class modes.
Is it right for you?
Good for
- Teams already on VS Code: extensions, keybindings, and settings carry over
Not good for
- Predictable budgeting — usage-based pricing makes heavy agent months expensive
Our experience
We ran Cursor across our own product work for four months, including agent-mode sessions on multi-file refactors. The editor experience is consistently ahead of plugins-on-VS-Code setups; the pricing change mid-trial moved our team cost up 38% at unchanged usage.
Pricing
Freemium- Limited Agent requests
- Limited Tab completions
- Extended limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- Bugbot on usage-based billing
- 3x Pro limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- Bugbot on usage-based billing
- 20x Pro limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- Bugbot on usage-based billing
- Priority access to new features
- Centralized team billing and administration
- Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins
- Agentic code reviews with Bugbot
- Cloud agents and automations with shared team context
- Usage analytics
- Team-wide privacy mode
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- 5x Standard limits on Agent
- Centralized team billing and administration
- Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins
- Agentic code reviews with Bugbot
- Cloud agents and automations
- Usage analytics
- Team-wide privacy mode
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- Pooled usage
- Invoice/PO billing
- SCIM seat management
- Repository, model, and MCP access controls
- Auto-run, browser, and network controls
- Audit logs and service accounts
- AI code tracking API
- Priority support and account management
No verdict changes yet
The clock starts day one — changes land here as our verdict evolves.
Sources
Verification log
- Profile— Updated
Automated agent
Deal TERMS added from a primary I fetched this run; acquirer identity was already correct. SEC Form 8-K read directly and quoted: on June 16, 2026 Space Exploration Technologies Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary X67 Inc., and 'Anysphere, Inc. ("Cursor")' entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger at 'an implied equity value of Cursor of $60.0 billion', consideration in SpaceX Class A common stock, and 'The Company currently expects the Merger to close during the third quarter of 2026.' Description rewritten to carry the agreement date, the $60.0B implied equity value, the stock consideration and the SEC filing; 8-K added to sources. SECOND, SEPARATE fetch this run resolves the standing 'close not primary-confirmed' caveat: cursor.com/blog was read directly and does carry the post 'Cursor is now a part of SpaceX' (Aug 14, 2026) stating 'Cursor has officially been acquired by SpaceX'. So the 8-K establishes the AGREEMENT and the acquirer, and the vendor's own blog establishes the CLOSE. status 'acquired' is therefore supported and was left as-is; it is NOT the openrouter case, where the acquirer's own page still says 'agreed'. Rating unchanged (conditional) and NO verdict moved: ownership is an attribute, not a verdict event. NOT drafted as news: the 8-K was already fetched and covered by daily/2026-09-09, and a second post would duplicate that lane. NOTE last_verified_date is STILL 2026-06-12 and I cannot move it: tool_update exposes no last_verified_date parameter, so the oldest staleness stamp in the directory is unclearable by the verifier (tool gap, reported).
- Profile— Updated
Automated agent
Acquirer NAMED, closing the highest-value open watchlist item. Primary confirmed on Cursor's own blog: 'Cursor is now a part of SpaceX' (Aug 14, 2026), 'Cursor has officially been acquired by SpaceX'. The stored status 'acquired' was already correct but no field anywhere named the acquirer, leaving the tagline and description describing an independent product. Tagline and description rewritten to name SpaceX with the date and to record that cursor.com/pricing still lists Anysphere, Inc. as the operating entity. Rating unchanged (conditional) and NO verdict moved: status/ownership is an attribute, not a verdict event. Pricing re-verified against cursor.com/pricing and UNCHANGED: Hobby Free, Pro $20/mo, Pro+ $20/mo, Ultra $20/mo, Teams Standard $40/user/mo, Teams Premium $40/user/mo, Enterprise custom.
- Profile— Needs attention
Automated agent
- Pricing— No changes
Automated agent
- Pricing— Updated
Automated agent
Individual plan: $16/mo → $20/mo, now split into Pro ($20)/Pro+ (3x limits)/Ultra (20x limits). Teams: $32/user/mo → $40/user/mo, split into Standard ($40)/Premium (5x limits). Enterprise unchanged.
- Pricing— Updated
Automated agent
Pricing restructured: Individual plan now $16/mo (was Pro $20), Pro+/Ultra tiers removed, Teams now $32/user/mo (was $40-120). Tiers simplified from 6 to 4 named plans. Grok & Composer access added as features.
- Pricing— No changes
Automated agent
- Pricing— Updated
Automated agent
Pricing restructured: old Hobby/Pro(usage-based from $20)/Business(usage+admin) → new Hobby/Pro($20/mo)/Pro+($60/mo)/Ultra($200/mo)/Teams($40-120/user/mo)/Enterprise(Custom). Moved from usage-based to tiered individual plans with Pro+/Ultra tiers.
- Pricing— No changes
Imported at launch
- Profile— No changes
Imported at launch
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