Claude Code vs Cursor

Side-by-side comparison of Claude Code and Cursor to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Claude Code	Cursor
Pricing	Usage-based (Claude API)	Free / $20/mo Pro
Rating	⭐ 4.7/5	⭐ 4.6/5
Categories	coding	coding
Full codebase understanding	✅	❌
Multi-file editing	✅	✅
Terminal command execution	✅	❌
Git integration	✅	❌
Test running	✅	❌
Architecture planning	✅	❌
AI code generation	❌	✅
Codebase-aware chat	❌	✅
Tab completion	❌	✅
VS Code compatibility	❌	✅
Custom models	❌	✅

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