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Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: plans and pricing

Cursor Plus is the cheaper way in at $8 per month, vs $10 for GitHub Copilot Pro. At the standard tier, GitHub Copilot Pro costs $10 per month vs $30 for Cursor Premium. At the power user tier, GitHub Copilot Pro+ costs $39 per month vs $100 for Cursor Super. Cursor has a free plan. GitHub Copilot has a free plan.

US prices from official pricing pages, verified October 29, 2026.

TierCursorGitHub Copilot
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Budget
Plus
$8/mo
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Standard
Premium
$30/mo
Pro
$10/mo
Power user
Super
$100/mo
Pro+
$39/mo
Top tier
Ultra
$200/mo
Max
$100/mo
Teams
Teams
From $30/mo per user
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Monthly prices in USD before tax. Plans are grouped by comparable tier.

Cursor

AI code editor with agents and cloud agents, now sold as part of The X Subscription with Grok and X.

  • FreeFree
    Agent and Chat with limited usage
  • Plus$8/mo
    Agent with Cursor’s own models (Grok and Composer) · Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build and API access
  • Premium$30/mo
    4x Plus usage · Cloud agents, automations and Bugbot code review · Third-party models at API list price
  • Super$100/mo
    15x Plus usage · Priority model access at peak times
  • Ultra$200/mo
    50x Plus usage · Earliest access to new products and models
  • TeamsFrom $30/mo per user
    Seats at $30, $100 or $200 a month · Centralized billing, SSO and usage analytics
  • Cursor is sold as part of The X Subscription, one subscription for Grok, Cursor and X. Each plan’s usage pool is shared between Grok and Cursor and refreshes weekly.
  • Third-party models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) are billed at API list price from prepaid credit, on Premium and above only.
  • Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60) and the previous Ultra are legacy plans: existing subscribers keep them, new subscribers choose from the plans above.
  • Yearly billing costs $80 for Plus, $300 for Premium, $1,000 for Super and $2,000 for Ultra, about 17% less than paying monthly.
Anysphere official pricing ↗

GitHub Copilot

GitHub’s AI coding assistant and agents, in your editor, terminal and on GitHub.

  • FreeFree
    2,000 completions per month · Limited chat and agent usage
  • Pro$10/mo
    Unlimited code completions · Cloud agent and code review · $15 in monthly AI credits (base + flex)
  • Pro+$39/mo
    Premium models, including Opus · $70 in monthly AI credits (base + flex)
  • Max$100/mo
    Priority access to new models and features · $200 in monthly AI credits (base + flex)
  • Usage draws down GitHub AI Credits: 1 credit = $0.01. Flex allotments may change over time.
  • Verified students can use the Copilot Student plan.
GitHub official pricing ↗

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Cursor or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor Plus is the cheaper way in at $8 per month, vs $10 for GitHub Copilot Pro. At the standard tier, GitHub Copilot Pro costs $10 per month vs $30 for Cursor Premium. At the power user tier, GitHub Copilot Pro+ costs $39 per month vs $100 for Cursor Super. At the top tier tier, GitHub Copilot Max costs $100 per month vs $200 for Cursor Ultra.
Do Cursor and GitHub Copilot have free plans?
Cursor has a free plan. GitHub Copilot has a free plan.
What is the most expensive Cursor plan?
Cursor Ultra costs $200/mo.
What is the most expensive GitHub Copilot plan?
GitHub Copilot Max costs $100/mo.