Tool
Cursor
Free tier: Yes · Limited agent requests and limited chat requests.
From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
Checked October 16, 2026
- Strength. The free plan includes limited agent and chat requests in a desktop IDE that can edit the repo.
- Weakness. The free plan caps agent and chat requests, and the pricing page we fetched did not state a clear lowest monthly price.
Checked October 15, 2026
Desktop IDE with an agent that can edit, run, and review code. Docs and pricing checked; not installed here.
Cursor is a desktop IDE whose agent edits and reviews code. We opened the site, docs, and pricing page. The pricing page showed a $0 tier next to paid plans. We did not install the app or sign in, so this listing is docs checked, not smoke-tested.
Best for
- Developers who want an agent inside the editor
- Day-to-day coding where the agent should touch the repo
Not ideal for
- A headless library you import from Python
- A hands-on install check — we did not run one
What we checked
Docs checked means we opened the official site and the pricing and docs URLs on this page. We did not run a successful local install, so this is not a smoke test.
No local install attempted (SaaS/desktop/extension or install not feasible without account).
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Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
Checked October 16, 2026
- Strength. Continue is an open-source coding agent you install in the IDE you already use.
- Weakness. The Continue pricing page returned HTTP 404 on our check, so a public price grid was not confirmed.
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- Strength. The recorded free plan includes up to 30 hours of chat and 60 projects in the browser IDE.
- Weakness. Free chat stops at 30 hours and 60 projects, and Core starts at $20 per month.