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Cursor vs GitHub CoPilot comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cursor
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Software Development (6th)
GitHub CoPilot
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the AI Code Assistants category, the mindshare of Cursor is 23.4%, down from 31.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub CoPilot is 7.9%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Code Assistants Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub CoPilot7.9%
Cursor23.4%
Other68.7%
AI Code Assistants
 

Featured Reviews

Rusira Sathnindu - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
AI coding has accelerated our feature delivery and has transformed how our team builds services
I have been noticing recently that Cursor introduced their own model, which is pretty limited; it is very fast, but it is not smart. They might have to improve that, along with the agent selection methodology. When you select auto, you expect it to use the best agent possible and think of the money savings, but it does not always work as expected, sometimes providing bad code or code that has bugs. I think the auto mode selection can improve. Another concern is the pricing; we have been paying a lot for Cursor recently, which I feel has increased within the last few months, possibly due to our usage going up. We are paying an amount similar to a developer's salary for Cursor now. I believe all the needed improvements are primarily around the auto agent selection mode and pricing. If they could be more transparent about it, that would be appreciated. We only see the bill at the end of the month, and it is often a high amount, so transparency in the pricing would be very helpful for us as developers.
TusharShankar - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Manager at Synechron
AI coding assistant has transformed development speed and supports learning new languages
Any technology comes with two things, or rather anything in this world has both sides, good and bad. LLMs also have the same thing. The bad part is for a person who is 100% dependent on AI because they won't be able to learn more if they are 100% dependent on that. The main thing is that there has to be restraint from our side. I won't say it is from the tool side, but from our side, we need to learn and we need to work on it. We need to review the code. That is one thing that we need to do from our end. From a technology perspective, it is designed to help us out, and it is totally on our side of thinking about how exactly we are going to use that. There is not any area for improvement from the tool side, but it is from the users altogether. Users should not be 100% reliant on AI or any LLMs. They need to work on it and they need to review the code.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Previously, tasks that would take weeks or months can now be completed within days because of these AI tools."
"The platform's most valuable feature is its code suggestion capability, which leverages AI to provide context-aware suggestions."
"Efficiencies with GitHub CoPilot have improved by 30%, which means a quicker go-to market and a simplified way of documenting technical designs."
"The most valuable aspects in terms of features, revolve around its code generation capabilities."
"It enhances efficiency and productivity in development."
"GitHub CoPilot accelerates productivity. It is an easy-to-use solution that is also helpful in saving the team's time."
"In terms of understanding user queries and providing code that aligns with my expectations, there is room for improvement."
"Copilot enhanced our productivity through its AI capabilities."
"The solution's most valuable features are context awareness, multi language support, integration with popular IDs like Visual Studio Code or JetBrains, and reduced coding time."
 

Cons

"Another concern is the pricing; we have been paying a lot for Cursor recently, which I feel has increased within the last few months, possibly due to our usage going up."
"GitHub CoPilot should be integrated with different IDEs beyond VS Code, as it is currently only supported by VS Code."
"There's room for improvement to ensure that suggestions align more precisely with the context of what I'm seeking, minimizing instances of unrelated or inaccurate code suggestions."
"Some of the suggestions provided by GitHub CoPilot are not accurate, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There is a lot of hallucination happening in GitHub CoPilot sometimes; on one side, it provides production-grade environment code, but on the other side, it lacks understanding the context of what I tell it and hallucinates a lot."
"The limitation is based on the training dataset and the number of repositories."
"GitHub CoPilot's alerting features need improvement."
"In certain instances, OpenAI didn't respond in the expected way. The responses were more general and didn't address the specific point."
"The solution is expensive. It should also support other programming languages."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have a demo license. Once we understand what we'll do, we'll start with a paid license."
"The pricing is reasonable. I think it is 10 USD per user."
"The product offers a free version and a paid version. Whether to choose the product's free version or paid version depends on the size of the company where it will be used."
"The product has a tiered pricing model that starts with a free version for individual developers but requires a separate license fee for enterprise use."
"Each user needs their license, whether it's a big team or a small team."
"GitHub CoPilot's pricing is reasonable. Our licensing costs were initially monthly, but then we switched to yearly payments. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"A personal license is priced at ten dollars per month, while a professional or enterprise license costs nineteen dollars per user, and these rates are consistent for all users."
"GitHub Copilot is a paid service, costing approximately $6 per month. There might be a free trial available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub CoPilot?
For now, I think it is okay. It is not that expensive. The kind of use that I am having with a $20-30 license, I think it is really of really good help.
What needs improvement with GitHub CoPilot?
There is a lot of hallucination happening in GitHub CoPilot sometimes. On one side, it provides production-grade environment code, but on the other side, it lacks understanding the context of what ...
 

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