Augment Code vs Cursor
Cursor scores 8.2 to Augment Code's 6.3 among the AI coding assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Cursor wins, 8.2 to 6.3
Cursor Premium costs $30 a month per user and there is a free plan to start; Augment Code's Standard plan is $20 a month but priced flat for the whole team, with no free plan available. On Premium and up, Cursor lets you bring your own API key for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure or Bedrock, and its Privacy Mode can keep no copy of your code stored; Augment offers neither option. Both tools review pull requests and understand your whole codebase.
Pick Augment Code if your whole team wants one flat price with no per-seat billing.
Pick Cursor if you want a free plan and control over your own API key.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Suggests code as you type: Cursor yes, Augment Code does not say
- Free plan: Cursor yes, Augment Code no
- But Augment Code leads on monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $20 against $30
- Bring your own API key: Cursor yes, Augment Code no
- AI model families you can choose: Claude, gpt, gemini, grok, own against Claude, gpt, gemini, grok
- Option to keep no copy of your code: Cursor yes, Augment Code no
- Runs on your own servers or cloud: Cursor yes, Augment Code no
- But Augment Code leads on legal cover for generated code: Augment Code yes, Cursor no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI coding assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Cursor leads on 4 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (6)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Augment Code
Cursor
For everything else about each tool, read the full Augment Code review and Cursor review.
Augment Code vs Cursor: common questions
Which is better, Augment Code or Cursor?
Cursor scores 8.2 and Augment Code 6.3 out of 10 among the AI coding assistants we rate. Cursor is ahead on agents and your codebase, pricing, model freedom and privacy and security.
Is Augment Code or Cursor cheaper?
Augment Code's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Standard plan) and Cursor's is $8/mo (Plus). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Augment Code and Cursor have a free plan?
Cursor does and Augment Code does not.
What can Augment Code do that Cursor cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: legal cover for generated code.
