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Cursor vs GitHub CoPilot comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cursor
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Software Development (7th)
GitHub CoPilot
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the AI Code Assistants category, the mindshare of Cursor is 10.8%, down from 29.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub CoPilot is 9.4%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Code Assistants Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub CoPilot9.4%
Cursor10.8%
Other79.8%
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

"Cursor positively impacts my organization by providing great feasibility and better reliability, enabling faster development processes."
"Previously, tasks that would take weeks or months can now be completed within days because of these AI tools."
"It enhances efficiency and productivity in development."
"GitHub CoPilot helps us auto-complete code. The tool's context awareness benefits our projects because it identifies the context in which we are working and automatically proposes solutions that we use."
"The document generation features are valuable."
"I use it almost like a search engine, but it goes a step beyond."
"GitHub CoPilot is easy to set up as it only requires enabling certain settings."
"GitHub Copilot can improve productivity by up to 40%, especially for experienced developers. Senior developers often spend more time reviewing code, which can make the code review process a bit longer."
"Efficiencies with GitHub CoPilot have improved by 30%, which means a quicker go-to market and a simplified way of documenting technical designs."
"The product's most valuable feature is vulnerability management features."
 

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."
"Sometimes Cursor does get stuck, which should be addressed, though the UI remains very good."
"GitHub CoPilot’s integration with other solutions could be improved."
"Users should not be 100% reliant on AI or any LLMs."
"In a few cases, the results aren't correct, so that needs improvement. Also, it would be great if the results could be presented in different formats, not just text. As engineers, it takes time to read through text-based results."
"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 problem arises when a bot is not well-designed, which frustrates customers."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"If the tool could focus on specific lines where changes are suggested, it would save time and reduce server load."
"The solution's accuracy and relevance could be improved."
 

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."
"GitHub Copilot is a paid service, costing approximately $6 per month. There might be a free trial available."
"We have a license but need another one for the GitHub CoPilot tool."
"The pricing is reasonable. I think it is 10 USD per user."
"GitHub CoPilot comes readily available for enterprise customers, so it's a free add-on if you already have GitHub's enterprise license."
"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."
"GitHub CoPilot is less expensive than other solutions."
"It's affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cursor?
Sometimes Cursor does get stuck, which should be addressed, though the UI remains very good. The terminal can get stuck when there are many backend Docker processes running or when I need to check ...
What is your primary use case for Cursor?
I primarily use Cursor primarily to build applications, including front end and back end, as well as React Native apps. When using Cursor for front end and back end systems, I utilize technologies ...
What advice do you have for others considering Cursor?
My advice to others considering Cursor is that it is very good to use. I would recommend a context strategy to help them work effectively with the IDE.
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?
It would be helpful if GitHub CoPilot provided more context about why it generated a particular solution, making it easier to learn from suggestions and build confidence in using them. I would impr...
What is your primary use case for GitHub CoPilot?
I have been using GitHub CoPilot for around six months, primarily while developing and maintaining automation test scripts in Java, where it helps with code solutions, boilerplate code, and improvi...
 

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Find out what your peers are saying about Cursor vs. GitHub CoPilot and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
913,683 professionals have used our research since 2012.