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    AI-first code editor forked from VS Code with deep LLM integration.

    #2 in Software Engineering#9 of 100 AI tools
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    Cursor quick facts

    Cursor is a Software Engineering tool: AI-first code editor forked from VS Code with deep LLM integration. Pricing starts at $20/mo (Pro), or $16/mo billed yearly. It ranks #2 of 11 in Software Engineering on AIWiseRank by real web traffic (#852 globally on Tranco). Popular alternatives include GitHub Copilot, Replit AI, Codeium.

    Starting price:
    $20/mo (Pro), or $16/mo billed yearly
    Category rank:
    #2 of 11 in Software Engineering by real web traffic
    Global traffic rank:
    #852 (Tranco)
    Top alternatives:
    GitHub Copilot, Replit AI, Codeium
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    How Cursor compares

    Among the 11 Software Engineering tools we rank by traffic, Cursor sits at #2, just behind GitHub Copilot and ahead of Lovable. Its traffic dipped: it slipped 78 places on the global Tranco list in the last 30 days. Its entry plan ($20/mo (Pro)) costs less than 3 of the other 6 Software Engineering tools with published prices.

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    Category Rank#2of 11 in Software Engineering
    AIWise Rank#9of 100 tracked tools
    Tranco Rank#852global web rank
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    +8positions gained
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    30d Change
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    Pricing

    $20/mo (Pro)

    SubscriptionSave 20% annually

    Monthly

    $20/mo

    Annual (per mo)

    $16/mo

    Usage Rate

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    Higher Tiers

    Ultra: $200/mo

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    Web Traffic Trend

    40 days

    Tranco web traffic rank · lower number = more traffic

    09-0709-1009-1209-1409-1609-1809-2009-2209-2409-2609-2809-3010-0210-0410-0610-0810-1010-1210-1410-16

    Source: Tranco List · Updated daily

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    Latest Updates

    Sep 30, 2026

    What's new in the last 30 days

    Cursor Uses S3 WAL to Scale Git Storage to More than 300 Pushes per Second — Cursor has introduced Continuity, a Git storage architecture that uses an S3 backed write ahead log as the source of truth. The design turns local NVMe repositories into warm caches and separates replica coordination from c

    Sep 30, 2026
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    Research & Articles

    Industry coverage featuring Cursor

    OpenAI hires Cursor’s Europe chief, its second sales hire from SpaceX

    OpenAI has hired Ismail Elmas, who ran Cursor’s business in Europe, as its vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is the second sales executive OpenAI has taken from

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