Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: price, free plan and which to pick

Catalog facts. Choose for your task.

Catalog facts by tool · Prices checked Oct 18, 2026

Catalog field	Cursor	GitHub Copilot
Price	Free · Plus $8/mo	Free · Pro $10/mo
Free tier	Yes · limits apply	Yes · limits apply
Listed uses	Explain code in my project Edit related files for a feature Find the cause of a programming error	Complete a repetitive code block Explain a function in my editor Draft tests for a code change
Tasks where it is the pick	Not recorded	Not recorded

Which to pick

First picks in our published task catalog; these are editorial matches, not hands-on test results.

None of these tools is the sole pick for a published task.