Augment Code vs Cursor
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Augment Code
AI coding agents with deep codebase context, priced flat to 50 seats
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Cursor
AI code editor and coding agents, now sold inside The X Subscription
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 8.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Free plan: limited agent and Chat requests and a starter allowance for Cursor's coding agents, no card listed |
| Paid from | Standard $20/mo or Business $100/mo, flat for up to 50 seats with that much usage; Enterprise custom | $8/month (Plus, Grok models only), Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | 1m+ developers |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Maker | Independent (Augment Computing, Inc.) | SpaceX |
| Verdict | Augment's Context Engine remains its strength: agents that understand a large, messy codebase rather than the open file. Its pricing has been rebuilt twice in 2026 and now looks unusual — $20 or $100 a month flat for up... |
Cursor remains one of the strongest AI editors: agents that work across a whole codebase, cloud agents and automations, and Bugbot reviews, with Grok and Composer models included in a weekly allowance. The October 2026 m... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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