cursor.new
Anysphere (now part of SpaceX) · Coding
Cursor is an AI code editor and coding agent from Anysphere, now part of SpaceX, that helps developers write, review, and ship software with cloud and local agents.
About cursor.new
What Is Cursor
Cursor is a code editor built around AI from the ground up. Anysphere started it in 2022 and grew it into one of the fastest-selling developer tools on the market, with the company reporting that recurring revenue doubled to $2 billion in a single quarter earlier this year. SpaceX acquired Cursor in August 2026, so the product now sits inside a much larger engineering organization.
The editor keeps the familiar layout developers expect from a modern IDE, then puts an agent at the center of the work. You describe a task in plain language, and Cursor reads your codebase, plans the change, edits files, runs commands, and reports back. Cloud agents keep working after you close your laptop, and a coordinator can direct many agents at once through Projects.
The main limit is scope. Cursor is a desktop-class tool for people who write and ship code, not a general writing assistant, and most of the agent features that matter sit behind a paid plan. On Team and Enterprise plans, Cursor Router picks a model for each automatic request based on how you want to balance cost, speed, and intelligence.
Getting Started
- Download Cursor for macOS, Windows, or Linux, or sign in to the web app
- Open a project folder or connect a repository you already use
- Describe the task you want done in the agent chat, or let it plan before it edits
- Review the diff, run the checks, and merge the change
Product Information
A quick look at cursor.new's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Professional developers
- Small product teams
- Engineering leads
- Solo builders and indie hackers
Tasks
- Writing and refactoring code
- Reviewing changes
- Bug fixing
- Long-running work
Scenarios
- Shipping a feature on a tight deadline
- Running a large migration
- Keeping a codebase consistent
- Reviewing on the go
Key features
Agent-First Editing
Cursor puts an agent at the center of the editing experience. You describe a task in plain language, and it reads the codebase, plans the change, edits files, and runs commands. It works with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, JetBrains, Slack, and Linear, so the agent fits into tools you already use.
Cloud Agents
Cloud agents run on their own computer, so closing your laptop does not stop them. That setup lets a project run more subagents in parallel than a laptop could handle. When something needs testing locally, the coordinator spins up an agent on your machine instead.
Projects and a Coordinator
Projects let you take on larger bodies of work, such as a feature, a migration, or a full app. You oversee the work by chatting with a coordinator agent that directs other agents rather than writing code itself. Cursor says new users merge 30% more pull requests, and users who mostly work through Projects merge six times as many.
Model Choice and Cursor Router
Cursor supports frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and SpaceXAI, with separate usage pools for Cursor's own models and third-party models. On Team and Enterprise plans, Cursor Router picks the model for each automatic request based on your optimization mode. Cursor's own pool covers Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5, and Composer 2.5.
Review Tools and Rollouts
Cursor ships bots for the last mile of shipping code. Rollouts attaches a monitor to every pull request and reports whether a change stayed healthy per environment, and Security Review reports exploitable bugs on every pull request. Both are available on Team and Enterprise plans.
Mobile and Web Access
Beyond the desktop editor, Cursor runs in the browser and as an iOS app. The phone app is built for oversight rather than editing: you monitor cloud agents, approve or stop actions, review diffs, and merge pull requests. It is a companion screen for agents that run for hours.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Agent features cover writing, review, bug fixing, and long-running migrations in one tool
- Cloud agents keep working after you close your laptop, so overnight tasks finish without you
- Projects with a coordinator let one person direct thousands of subagents across a large body of work
- Multiple frontier models in one editor, with Cursor Router choosing per request on team plans
- Free Hobby plan to start, and paid plans run from $20/mo per seat
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Linear, and more
Cons
- Agent-heavy work burns usage fast, and the higher plans cost up to $200/mo or more
- The best agent features sit behind paid tiers, so free users hit limits quickly
- Third-party models are billed at API prices, which can add real cost on long tasks
- The mobile app can monitor and approve agents but cannot replace the editor for writing code
Frequently asked questions
Cursor is an AI code editor and coding agent from Anysphere. You describe a task in plain language and the agent reads your codebase, plans the change, edits files, and runs commands, with cloud agents that keep working after you close your laptop.
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