⌨️ Head to head · prices checked Oct 29, 2026
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: which should you use?
Short answer: Pick Cursor if you want an AI-native editor at the lowest paid entry, or a per-user Teams plan. Pick GitHub Copilot if you want AI inside the editor you already use, or a per-seat Business plan. Cursor Plus is $8/mo (Grok models only) and Premium is $30/mo; GitHub Copilot Pro is $10/mo and Pro+ is $39/mo.
Side by side
| Cursor | GitHub Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Plus: $8/mo billed monthly Premium: $30/mo billed monthly Super: $100/mo billed monthly Teams: from $30/mo per user billed monthly | Pro: $10/mo billed monthly Pro+: $39/mo billed monthly Max: $100/mo billed monthly Business: $19/mo per seat billed monthly |
| Free tier | $0: Limited agent requests and limited Chat requests | $0: 2,000 completions a month and limited chat and agent usage |
| What you get | An AI code editor with agent and chat requests; Premium and up add cloud agents and automations, code hosting and AI code reviews. | AI inside the editor you already use: inline suggestions, chat and agent mode, plus Copilot CLI and the Copilot app. |
| Models | Plus runs Grok models only. Premium and up add the latest Grok models; third-party models are billed separately at API list price. | Free is limited to auto model selection. Pro adds a selection of models; Pro+, Max and Business add premium models. |
| How usage is metered | A shared AI usage pool. Premium has 4x the usage of Plus, Super 15x. | GitHub AI Credits. Free includes 2,000 completions a month and limited chat and agent usage. Paid plans add a monthly credit allowance; agent mode, code review, cloud, CLI and the app draw on those credits. |
| Strengths | Lowest paid entry ($8/mo) and AI inside its own editor. Our top pick for AI coding. | Stays in VS Code, JetBrains and the other editors you already use, from $10/mo for Pro, with a $19/mo per-seat Business plan. |
| Who it's for | Developers who want AI in a dedicated editor, and teams that want a per-user plan. | Developers who want to keep their current editor, and organizations that want per-seat billing and admin controls. |
| Prices checked | cursor.com/pricing, checked | github.com/features/copilot/plans; docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans, checked |
| Official site | https://cursor.com | https://github.com/features/copilot |
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What each paid plan includes
- Cursor Plus: A shared AI usage pool for Cursor plus Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine and Build and Grok API access; only Grok models are available on this plan.
- Cursor Premium: 4x more usage than Plus, the latest Grok models, cloud agents and automations, code hosting and AI code reviews, and third-party models at API list price (billed separately by usage).
- Cursor Super: Everything in Premium with 15x more usage than Plus and priority model access at peak times; third-party models billed separately.
- Cursor Teams: Listed as $30+/user/month for teams; Enterprise is custom (contact sales).
- GitHub Copilot Pro: Unlimited inline suggestions, a selection of models, and 1,500 GitHub AI Credits a month (1,000 base plus a 500 flex allotment).
- GitHub Copilot Pro+: Everything in Pro, access to premium models, and 7,000 GitHub AI Credits a month (3,900 base plus a 3,100 flex allotment).
- GitHub Copilot Max: Everything in Pro+ with priority access to premium models and 20,000 GitHub AI Credits a month (10,000 base plus a 10,000 flex allotment).
- GitHub Copilot Business: 1,900 GitHub AI Credits per user a month in a shared org pool, centralized management and Copilot policy controls, and access to premium models.
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