Cursor vs VS Code

Comprehensive side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and metrics

Feature

Cursor

Ide

VS Code

Dev Tools

Side-by-side comparison of developer tools
AI-powered code editor built on VS Code with inline chat and code generation
Code editor
GitHub Stars
⭐ 32,566
⭐ 183,407
Contributors
👥 32
👥 2,973
Pricing
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
Languages
TypeScript
Features
  • • AI code completion
  • • Inline chat
  • • Code generation
  • • Multi-file editing
  • • Codebase context
  • • Editor
  • • Electron
  • • Microsoft
  • • Typescript
  • • Visual Studio Code
Integrations
  • • OpenAI
  • • Anthropic
  • • GitHub Copilot
No integrations listed
Momentum Score
95/100 (stable)
88/100 (stable)
Community Health
16/100 (needs-attention)
84/100 (good)
Maturity Index
8/100 (experimental)
95/100 (mature)
Innovation Score
55/100 (progressive)
95/100 (pioneering)
Risk Score (higher is safer)
5/100 (high)
94/100 (minimal)
Developer Experience
17/100 (poor)
78/100 (good)
Links
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub

Cursor Strengths

VS Code Strengths

  • ✓ More popular (183,407 stars)
  • ✓ Larger community (2,973 contributors)

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Data source: GitHub API

Last updated: 4/5/2026