Week 45
Latest
JunieReleaseJunie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost modelGitHub CopilotPlansGitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed userSierraReleaseSierra launches Compliance Console for outbound agentsGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally availableGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Agentic Workflows become generally availableAmpPlatformAmp launches an Android appMicrosoft 365 CopilotReleaseLearning Agent and admin-deployed custom MCP connectors arrive in CopilotKiroPlansKiro replaces its upgrade discount with a free first month and 500 trial creditsGleanReleaseGlean release 565 adds agent import/export and an Azure Files connectorGoogle AntigravityReleaseAntigravity 2.28 adds a built-in browser and any-file attachmentsSynthesiaReleaseSynthesia launches a Localization API for dubbing videos at scaleRunwayReleaseRunway launches Runway Ads for generating and publishing ad variantsOpenCodeReleaseOpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop appOpenAI CodexReleaseGPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
Verified
ToolMarketCap
CursorAnysphere · AI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
74/100

Desktop editor vs editor extension

2Verified differences2Shared3Not yet verified
GitHub CopilotGitHub · IDE assistants
Entry price
$10/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
71/100

Cursor vs GitHub Copilot

2Verified differences1Pricing differences2Cursor · verified changes 30d3GitHub Copilot · verified changes 30d
Entry priceGitHub Copilot starts $10 lower: Cursor $20/mo, GitHub Copilot $10/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: Cursor — Desktop editor; GitHub Copilot — Editor extension.
Last 30 daysCursor logged 2 verified changes, GitHub Copilot 3 verified changes.
Evidence4 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 2 only for Cursor and 1 only for GitHub Copilot.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Cursor and GitHub Copilot: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionCursorGitHub Copilot
Entry price$20/mo$10/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Self-hostingNoNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesNot yet verified
Switch from CursorSwitch from GitHub CopilotAdd Cursor to a stackAdd GitHub Copilot to a stack

Where they differ

2
Delivery
CursorDesktop editor — plus a terminal CLI and cloud agents started from the web
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

cursor.com/download presents three surfaces: Desktop ("an agent-first experience, with all the best parts of the editor"), Terminal ("Run agents in any terminal or script", installed via curl https://cursor.com/install), and Web ("Kick off agents in the cloud from your browser, phone, or tools like Slack, GitHub, and Linear").

https://cursor.com/download ↗
GitHub CopilotEditor extension — plus GitHub.com, Copilot CLI, a desktop app, and GitHub Mobile
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans navigation lists Desktop App, Copilot in VS Code, Agents on GitHub, and Copilot CLI; its FAQ states Copilot is available as an editor extension, in terminals, natively in GitHub.com, and in GitHub Mobile.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Enterprise
CursorCustom pricing — pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM, audit logs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Enterprise "For scaled organizations", Custom, with pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM seat management, and audit logs and service accounts.

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotUS$39 per user per month — GitHub.com integration and organization codebase indexing
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans prices Enterprise at "$39 per user / month"; its FAQ states Copilot Enterprise integrates into GitHub.com and can index an organization's codebase.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
CursorFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Hobby$0/mo
Pro$20/mo
Teams (per user)$40/mo
Pro+$60/mo
Ultra$200/mo
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page
https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$10/mo
Free$0/mo
Pro$10/mo
Business (per user)$19/mo
Enterprise (per user)$39/mo
Pro+$39/mo
Max$100/mo
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page
https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Current verified offers

Commercial information · never part of the comparison
Verified offer

Copilot Pro free for verified teachers and popular OSS maintainers

$0/mo instead of $10/mo
  • Verified teachers on GitHub Education, or maintainers of a popular open-source repository; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Pro
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Plans for GitHub Copilot (individual plans)

Verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may be eligible for free access to Copilot Pro.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/individual-plans ↗
View offer ↗
Verified offer

Copilot Student free for verified students

$0/mo
  • Verified students on GitHub Education; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Student plan (an allowance of GitHub AI Credits; excludes third-party agents; Auto model selection only)
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Access GitHub Copilot for free as a student

Verified students on GitHub Education get free access to Copilot's features.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/set-up-copilot/enable-copilot/set-up-for-students ↗
View offer ↗

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Where they match

2Toggle
Business model
CursorFreemium — a free Hobby tier, plus paid individual and team offerings, with Enterprise also available.
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

Re-verified: cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby (Free), Individual (Pro, Pro+, Ultra), Teams, and Enterprise (Custom).

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotFreemium — Free, paid individual plans (Pro, Pro+, Max) and organization plans (Business, Enterprise), with usage billed in GitHub AI Credits
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free, Pro, Pro+, and Max individual plans and Business and Enterprise organization plans, and states "GitHub AI Credits are how you pay for AI usage in GitHub Copilot."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Free tier
CursorYes — Hobby plan, limited Agent requests, no credit card required
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby "For the tinkerer", Free, including "No credit card required" and "Limited Agent requests".

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotYes — Copilot Free, limited chat and agent usage
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free at $0 with "Limited chat and agent usage"; "Free plan supports CLI and agent mode."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

3
Platforms
CursormacOS, Windows, Linux
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

Re-verified: cursor.com/download states "The Cursor desktop app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux" and lists Mac, Windows (x64/ARM64), and Linux (.deb, RPM, AppImage) builds.

https://cursor.com/download ↗
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified
Editor integrations
CursorNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotVS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Vim, Neovim, Azure Data Studio, Xcode, Eclipse
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans: "Start using Copilot in your favorite platforms" lists VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and Eclipse (plus GitHub, Raycast, and SQL Server Management Studio); plan features list "Agent mode use in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode"; FAQ: "GitHub Copilot is available as an extension in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Vim, Neovim, the JetBrains suite of IDEs, and Azure Data Studio."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Single sign-on
CursorTeam tier and above — SAML/OIDC SSO on Teams
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists "SAML/OIDC SSO" among the Teams plan features ("Everything on Individual, plus").

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Cursorcursor.com/docs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official documentation

Re-verified: https://cursor.com/docs returned HTTP 200 with Cursor's documentation.

https://cursor.com/docs ↗
GitHub Copilotdocs.github.com/en/copilot
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official documentation

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot returned HTTP 200 with the GitHub Copilot documentation.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot ↗
Changelog
Cursorcursor.com/changelog
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official changelog

https://cursor.com/changelog returned HTTP 200 with dated release notes (latest entry Sep 23, 2026).

https://cursor.com/changelog ↗
GitHub Copilotgithub.blog/changelog/label/copilot
github.blog
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Changelog — Copilot

The GitHub Changelog's Copilot label (and its RSS feed) returned dated Copilot entries, latest Sep 30, 2026.

https://github.blog/changelog/label/copilot ↗
Source repository
CursorNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Cursor and GitHub Copilot, side by side
ReadingCursorGitHub Copilot
Verified changes2 in 30 days · 9 in 90 days · AI code editors median 23 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 1
Last verified change20 Oct 2026 · 17 days ago28 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
Activity · 90 days74 · above the AI code editors median of 6471 · above the IDE assistants median of 39
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $206 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $10
Comparable facts6 of 7 verified5 of 7 verified

Cursor · latest 3

  1. Release

    Cursor's Agent SDK becomes generally available

    The Agent SDK lets teams define an agent as a folder of code, test it with evals, and deploy it to Cursor or their own infrastructure.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 20 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/agent-sdk ↗
  2. Release

    Cursor opens the Origin App Marketplace to public submissions

    Origin integrates with over 20 apps for deployments, CI, code review, security, monitoring and project management, and the marketplace opens to public submissions.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-app-marketplace ↗
  3. Platform

    Cursor's iOS app can remotely control local agents

    Remote Control lets users see and reply to agents running on their own computer from the Cursor iOS app; it is on by default except for Enterprise organizations.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 6 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/remote-control-local-agents ↗

GitHub Copilot · latest 3

  1. Plans

    GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed user

    Enterprises working with a GitHub or Microsoft account team can get Copilot included with GitHub Enterprise, with AI usage metered against an enterprise budget; users without a GitHub Enterprise license can use Copilot Standalone at $10 per user per month. Self-serve availability is coming in stages.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot ↗
  2. Release

    GitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally available

    Copilot Fusion routes and orchestrates models per task at Standard, High or Max effort, on all Copilot plans, with a limited-time 30% discount on model costs for paid plans.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-route-and-orchestrate-models-with-github-copilot-fusion ↗
  3. Release

    GitHub Agentic Workflows become generally available

    Agentic Workflows, which run coding agents inside GitHub Actions from natural-language Markdown definitions, reach general availability; the default Copilot CLI engine requires a Copilot license.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-agentic-workflows-generally-available ↗

Keep comparing

AI code editors · IDE assistants
CursorFull record →GitHub CopilotFull record →Cursor alternatives→GitHub Copilot alternatives→Cursor pricing5 plansGitHub Copilot pricing6 plans
Compared using 16 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.