Cursor
Desktop coding agent on The X Subscription.
Side by side
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Cursor bills a weekly usage pool inside The X Subscription. GitHub Copilot bills GitHub AI Credits, with unlimited code completions on paid plans.
Checked 15 Oct 2026. Cells quote the linked official page. Where a page is silent, the cell says Unknown.
GitHub Copilot
IDE and GitHub agent billed in AI credits.
Where the recorded cells differ
- Published from. Cursor: Plus $8/mo. GitHub Copilot: Pro $10/mo.
- Inline completion. Cursor: Unknown. GitHub Copilot: Yes.
- CLI. Cursor: Unknown. GitHub Copilot: Yes.
- MCP. Cursor: Enterprise controls. GitHub Copilot: Yes.
- Cloud agent. Cursor: Premium+. GitHub Copilot: Not on Free.
Matrix
| Field | Cursor | GitHub Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Published from | Plus $8/mosource Lowest paid individual tier on the pricing page. Free exists at $0. | Pro $10/mosource Lowest paid individual plan. Free is $0 with tighter limits. |
| Free tier | Yessource Free is $0 with limited agent and chat requests. | Yessource Copilot Free. Completions are limited to 2,000 per month. Agents are limited. |
| Open source | Nosource Sold as a subscription. The pricing and models pages reviewed do not publish an open-source license. | Nosource A paid GitHub product. The plans page does not publish an open-source license. |
| Agent edits code | Yessource The feature table marks Agent on Free through Enterprise. | Yessource Agent mode is marked Included from Free through Enterprise. Free's overview cell still says agents are limited. Cloud agent is marked off on Free and on for Student, Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise. |
| Inline completion | Unknownsource The current pricing page does not mention tab or inline completion. Legacy plan docs mention unlimited Tab on older Pro, Pro+, and Ultra plans. | Yessource Inline suggestions exist on the plans. Free is capped at 2,000 completions per month. Paid plans keep completions and next-edit suggestions unlimited. |
| CLI | Unknownsource The pricing page reviewed does not list a Cursor CLI. | Yessource Copilot CLI is marked on every plan in the feature tables, and the overview says all plans include it. |
| Bring your own key | Unknownsource Premium and above pay API list price from prepaid credit. The pages reviewed do not say you paste your own provider key. | Unknownsource The plans page does not describe bringing your own provider API key. |
| MCP | Enterprise controlssource Enterprise lists repository, model, and MCP access controls. Which plans can use MCP servers is not stated on that table. | Yessource Model Context Protocol is marked Included on Free through Enterprise in both the agents and customization tables. |
| Cloud agent | Premium+source Cloud agents and automations are marked from Premium through Enterprise, and not on Free or Plus. | Not on Freesource Copilot cloud agent is marked off for Free and on for the other listed plans. |
| Team or enterprise admin | Yessource Teams and Enterprise list centralized billing, SSO, analytics, and admin controls. | Yessource Business and Enterprise include organization policy management, audit logs on those plans, and centralized seat billing. |
Pricing
Cursor
- — Free. Free
- — Plus. Monthly. Annual is $80/year on the models docs.
- — Premium. Monthly. Annual is $300/year on the models docs.
- — Super. Monthly. Annual is $1,000/year on the models docs.
- — Ultra. Monthly. Annual is $2,000/year on the models docs.
- — Teams. Per seat. Docs list Premium $30, Super $100, or Ultra $200 per user per month.
- — Enterprise. Contact sales
GitHub Copilot
- — Copilot Free. Free
- — Copilot Student. Free for verified students
- — Copilot Pro. Monthly. Free for some users.
- — Copilot Pro+. Monthly
- — Copilot Max. Monthly
- — Copilot Business. Per seat
- — Copilot Enterprise. Per granted seat. Requires GitHub Enterprise Cloud.