Cursor is a VS Code fork that pairs an excellent agentic 'Composer' mode with deep tab-completion and chat. Defaults now use Claude Opus 4.7; tier limits scale with the $20/mo Pro subscription.
Pros
- — Excellent agent (Composer)
- — Familiar VS Code surface
- — Active product velocity
Cons
- — Indexing can be flaky on large repos
- — Rate limits at peak hours
Latest update
Default model switched to Claude Opus 4.7.