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Verified
ToolMarketCap
CursorAnysphere · AI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
74/100

Desktop editor vs desktop editor

1Verified differences4Shared2Not yet verified
TraeAI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
23/100

Cursor vs Trae

1Verified differences1Pricing differences2Cursor · verified changes 30d1Trae · verified changes 30d
Entry priceSame verified entry price: $20/mo (Cursor Pro, Trae Pro).
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryShared delivery: Desktop editor.
Last 30 daysCursor logged 2 verified changes, Trae 1 verified change.
Evidence5 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for Cursor and 1 for neither.

At a glance

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

Where they differ

1
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 ↗
TraeSubscription — Free, Pro, Pro+, and Ultra plans with monthly usage allowances
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: Pro "$20 usage / month", Pro+ "$60 usage / month (3× Pro)", Ultra "$200 usage / month (10× Pro)".

https://www.trae.ai/pricing ↗

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 ↗
TraeFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Free$0/mo
Pro$20/mo
Pro+$60/mo
Ultra$200/mo
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page
https://www.trae.ai/pricing ↗

Where they match

4Toggle
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 ↗
TraeDesktop editor — the TraeCode IDE, plus TraeWork cloud tasks and mobile apps
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official download center

trae.ai/download lists TraeCode (desktop IDE), TraeWork ("You define the task, and AI handles the rest"), and mobile apps.

https://www.trae.ai/download ↗
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 ↗
TraemacOS, Windows, Linux
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official download center

trae.ai/download, TraeCode: "macOS 12.0+", "Windows 10, 11", ".deb / .rpm".

https://www.trae.ai/download ↗
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 ↗
TraeYes — Free plan, Auto mode only with limited usage
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: Free "$0", "Auto mode only", "Limited usage", "Limited Autocomplete".

https://www.trae.ai/pricing ↗
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 ↗
TraeCustom pricing — contact sales for enterprise solutions through BytePlus
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: "Looking for enterprise solutions? Contact us via BytePlus".

https://www.trae.ai/pricing ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

2
Editor integrations
CursorNot yet verified
TraeNot yet verified
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 ↗
TraeNot 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 ↗
Traedocs.trae.ai/ide/what-is-trae
docs.trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official documentation

Trae's documentation, linked from trae.ai.

https://docs.trae.ai/ide/what-is-trae ↗
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 ↗
TraeNot yet verified
Source repository
CursorNot yet verified
TraeNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Cursor and Trae, side by side
ReadingCursorTrae
Verified changes2 in 30 days · 9 in 90 days · AI code editors median 21 in 30 days · 1 in 90 days · AI code editors median 2
Last verified change20 Oct 2026 · 17 days ago8 Oct 2026 · 29 days ago
Activity · 90 days74 · above the AI code editors median of 6423 · below the AI code editors median of 64
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $204 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $20
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 ↗

Trae · latest 3

  1. Release

    TRAE 3.6 launches the Agent window for multi-agent work

    TRAE v3.6.0 adds an agent-centric workspace for orchestrating multiple agents across projects, with cloud tasks and scheduled tasks.

    docs.trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026
    TRAE — changelog
    https://docs.trae.ai/ide/changelog ↗
  2. Rebrand

    TRAE SOLO is renamed TRAE Work

    Trae renamed SOLO to TRAE Work, positioning it as an AI workspace for all professional roles across desktop, web and mobile.

    trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 9 Jun 2026
    TRAE — blog
    https://www.trae.ai/blog/trae_work_0609 ↗
  3. Pricing

    Trae moves to token-based pricing from February 24, 2026

    Trae announced a switch to token-based pricing effective February 24, 2026, with on-demand usage billed at API rates beyond plan allowances.

    trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Feb 2026
    TRAE — blog
    https://www.trae.ai/blog/trae_membership_0213 ↗

Keep comparing

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Compared using 15 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.