4 alternatives

Best Cursor alternatives

Looking for a Cursor alternative? Here are 4 AI coding tools worth comparing, ordered by editorial relevance. Placement is never paid for.

Compare at a glance

Tool	Pricing	From	Free plan	Platforms	Open source
GitHub Copilot	Freemium	$10/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	No
Aider	Free	—	Yes	macOS, Windows, Linux	Yes
Claude	Freemium	$20/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, API, Browser extension	No
Mistral Vibe	Freemium	$14.99/mo	Yes	Web, iOS, Android	No

The alternatives

1
GitHub Copilot
Freemium
AI coding assistant for completions, chat and agents inside popular IDEs
From $10/mo · Free plan · Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
View details for GitHub Copilot Visit GitHub Copilot (opens in a new tab)
2
Aider
Free
Open-source command-line AI pair programmer that edits code in your git repo
Free plan · macOS, Windows, Linux
View details for Aider Visit Aider (opens in a new tab)
3
Claude
Freemium
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding
From $20/mo · Free plan · Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, API, Browser extension
View details for Claude Visit Claude (opens in a new tab)
4
Mistral Vibe
Freemium
Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent, previously called Le Chat
From $14.99/mo · Free plan · Web, iOS, Android
View details for Mistral Vibe Visit Mistral Vibe (opens in a new tab)