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Cursor alternatives, with prices checked today

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Cursor Premium is $30/mo. Here is what GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Claude Code and Warp cost instead, from each official pricing page (2026-10-21).

Cheapest paid alternative: GitHub Copilot Pro at $10/mo. Cursor's own Plus plan is $8/mo, but its pricing page says only Grok models are available on it.

Alternatives vs Cursor Premium ($30/mo)

GitHub Copilot: Pro $10/mo — $20/mo less than Cursor Premium ($30/mo).
Windsurf: Pro $20/mo — $10/mo less than Cursor Premium ($30/mo).
Claude Code (Claude Pro): Pro $20/mo (includes Claude Code) — $10/mo less than Cursor Premium ($30/mo).
Warp: Build $20/mo (includes $20 of agent usage a month) — $10/mo less than Cursor Premium ($30/mo).

All plans side by side

Individual plans, monthly billing, from each official pricing page on 2026-10-21. Yearly prices are shown separately and never mixed into the monthly ranking.
Tool	Free plan	Cheapest paid plan	Main plan (if different)	Yearly option	Source
Cursor	Free $0 (limited AI usage)	Plus $8/mo (only Grok models on this plan)	Premium $30/mo (most popular plan)	not shown	official pricing
GitHub Copilot	Free $0 (limited chat and agent usage)	Pro $10/mo	Pro+ $39/mo	not shown	official pricing
Windsurf	Free $0 (light agent quota, unlimited Tab completions)	Pro $20/mo	—	not shown	official pricing
Claude Code (Claude Pro)	Free plan $0, but no Claude Code	Pro $20/mo (includes Claude Code)	—	$17/mo (Pro, billed yearly)	official pricing
Warp	Free $0	Build $20/mo (includes $20 of agent usage a month)	—	$18/mo (Build, billed yearly)	official pricing

How we compare

Monthly billing, individual plans only. Team plans (Cursor Teams $30+/user, Windsurf Teams $80 + $40/seat) aren't ranked against individual plans.
Usage limits differ between tools and aren't published in the same unit, so we compare plan prices and say what each plan includes; we don't guess usage.
Prices re-checked 2026-10-21 on each official pricing page. If a price couldn't be checked, the tool is left out.

Left out

Replit: its pricing page showed a security check today, so we couldn't verify the price.
Qodo: it's a team code-review product billed in credits, a different job and billing.

FAQ

What is the cheapest alternative to Cursor?

GitHub Copilot Pro at $10/mo (monthly billing, checked 2026-10-21). Cursor's own Plus plan is $8/mo but only includes Grok models.

Is Claude Code included in Claude Pro?

Yes. Claude's pricing page lists Claude Code in Pro ($20/mo billed monthly, $17/mo billed yearly), but not in the Free plan (checked 2026-10-21).