What is the best alternative to Cursor?

There is no single best one. For another desktop editor: Devin Desktop (ex-Windsurf) or Zed. To keep your editor and add an agent: GitHub Copilot, Cline or Claude Code. To work from a browser: myide or GitHub Codespaces.

What changed in Cursor’s pricing in October 2026?

Since 12 October 2026, cursor.com/pricing sells “The X Subscription”, which also covers Grok and X: Free, Plus at $8 a month (Grok models only), Premium at $30, Super at $100 and Ultra at $200, and Teams from $30 per user. Third-party models are billed at their API list price, with no allowance included.

Is there a free, open-source alternative to Cursor?

Yes: Zed is an open-source editor whose Personal plan is free, with unlimited agent use through your own keys; Cline is an open-source agent (Apache 2.0) for VS Code and JetBrains, free for individuals — you pay only your model provider.

Is myide a Cursor alternative?

If you want to work in the browser, yes: an editor, an isolated terminal, a live preview and an agent, nothing to install, with DeepSeek Flash included and your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, xAI or DeepSeek keys accepted. Cursor remains the stronger choice for a developer who lives in a desktop editor.

Cursor alternatives

Cursor is a desktop AI code editor. On 12 October 2026 its pricing page switched to “The X Subscription”, bundled with Grok and X: Grok models are included, while third-party models such as Claude or GPT are now billed at their API list price. Here are the alternatives, whether you want another desktop editor, an agent inside the editor you already have, or to work from a browser.

Checked on 13 October 2026

This page is published by myide, which is one of the options. Within each group, tools are listed in alphabetical order — this is not a ranking.

Why look for an alternative to Cursor

The pricing changed on 12 October 2026: plans now come bundled with Grok and X, and Claude or GPT models are billed at API list price on top.
You want to keep the editor you already use (VS Code, JetBrains) and add an agent to it.
You want open source, or your own model keys on a free plan.
You want to work from a browser, or on a PC where you cannot install software.

When Cursor is still the better choice

You live in a desktop editor all day, on local files, and Tab completion is part of how you work.
Grok models suit you: they are included in the plan, with cloud agents and Bugbot code reviews from Premium.

At a glance

At a glance
Tool	What it is	Where it runs	Free plan	Paid plans	Your own AI keys
Cursor(the tool you are comparing)	Desktop AI code editor	Desktop application to download.	Limited agent and chat requests.	Sold since 12 October 2026 as “The X Subscription”, bundled with Grok and X: $8/month (Plus, Grok models only), $30/month (Premium: cloud agents, Bugbot, third-party models at API list price); Teams from $30 per user/month.	OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock keys, for chat models only.
Devin Desktop (ex-Windsurf)	Desktop AI code editor	Desktop application to download.	A light agent quota, limited models, unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.	$20/month (Pro); $200/month (Max); Teams $80/month plus $40 per developer seat.	Not described on the pricing page.
Zed	Open-source desktop code editor	Desktop application for macOS, Windows and Linux.	Personal: free forever; unlimited agent use with your own API keys or external agents (Claude Agent, Codex CLI…).	$10/month (Pro); $30 per seat/month (Business).	Yes, from the free plan.
Claude Code	Coding agent for the terminal and the IDE	Terminal, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, desktop app, and the web (claude.ai/code).	Not included in Claude’s free plan.	Included in Claude Pro: $20/month ($17 billed yearly); Max from $100/month.	Anthropic’s Claude models, through a subscription or an Anthropic Console account; third-party providers in the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains.
Cline	Open-source coding agent (Apache 2.0)	VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, CLI, and a desktop app for macOS and Windows.	Free for individual developers; you pay for model usage.	No subscription for individuals; Enterprise on quote.	Yes: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, Ollama, LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible API.
GitHub Copilot	AI assistant and agent for your editor	In your editor (VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim, Eclipse, Zed…) and a CLI.	2,000 completions a month and limited chat and agent requests.	$10/month (Pro); $39/month (Pro+); $100/month (Max).	Not described on the plans page.
GitHub Codespaces	Cloud development environment	In the browser, in desktop VS Code or from the GitHub CLI; each codespace is a container on a GitHub virtual machine.	Personal accounts: 120 compute hours and 15 GB-month of storage a month (GitHub Free).	Pay as you go beyond the quota: $0.18 an hour for 2 cores, $0.07 per GB-month of storage.	The environment brings no AI of its own: it comes from extensions such as GitHub Copilot.
myide	Browser IDE with an AI agent	In the browser — nothing to install.	The full agent 60 minutes a day, no credit card.	€9.99/month (Starter, 25 agent tasks a day).	Yes: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, xAI or DeepSeek keys; DeepSeek Flash (by DeepSeek) included.

Other desktop editors

The same way of working: an AI editor installed on your computer. (Listed alphabetically)

Devin Desktop (ex-Windsurf)
Cognition · Desktop AI code editor
A good fit if…
You want unlimited Tab completions even on the free plan, and Devin’s cloud agents from the same vendor.
Less suited if…
You want to work from a browser: it is a desktop application.
Official site ↗
Zed
Zed Industries · Open-source desktop code editor
A good fit if…
You want a fast, native, open-source editor and you bring your own keys.
Less suited if…
You want to work from a browser or a PC where you cannot install software.
Official site ↗

An agent in your editor or terminal

Keep VS Code, JetBrains or your terminal, and add a coding agent. (Listed alphabetically)

Claude Code
Anthropic · Coding agent for the terminal and the IDE
A good fit if…
You are at ease in a terminal or your IDE and want a strong agent working on your own repository.
Less suited if…
You need a free plan, or a ready-made environment with preview and hosting for people who do not code.
Official site ↗
Cline
Cline (open source) · Open-source coding agent (Apache 2.0)
A good fit if…
You want an agent inside VS Code or JetBrains, with any model, paying only for what you use.
Less suited if…
You want a predictable monthly price: the cost follows your usage at your model provider.
Official site ↗
GitHub Copilot
GitHub · AI assistant and agent for your editor
A good fit if…
You want to keep the editor you already use and add an agent at a low price; the cloud agent you assign work to starts with Pro.
Less suited if…
You want the whole environment provided — terminal, preview, hosting: Copilot plugs into an editor you install and run yourself.
Official site ↗

In the browser

Nothing to install: your environment follows you from one computer to another. (Listed alphabetically)

GitHub Codespaces
GitHub · Cloud development environment
A good fit if…
Your code is on GitHub and you want a full VS Code with a Linux terminal, in the browser.
Less suited if…
You want an AI agent built in: Codespaces is the environment, the agent is a separate product.
Official site ↗
myide
Our product
myide · Browser IDE with an AI agent
A good fit if…
You want an editor, an isolated terminal, a live preview and publishing in one browser tab, on a new or existing project, with an agent that checks its result in the preview before it says it is done.
Less suited if…
You need managed production hosting or a managed database: apps with a server on apps.myide.tech are stopped after 6 hours, and a SQL database means connecting your own Supabase project.
Try myide free →

Detailed comparison: myide vs Cursor →

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Cursor?: There is no single best one. For another desktop editor: Devin Desktop (ex-Windsurf) or Zed. To keep your editor and add an agent: GitHub Copilot, Cline or Claude Code. To work from a browser: myide or GitHub Codespaces.
What changed in Cursor’s pricing in October 2026?: Since 12 October 2026, cursor.com/pricing sells “The X Subscription”, which also covers Grok and X: Free, Plus at $8 a month (Grok models only), Premium at $30, Super at $100 and Ultra at $200, and Teams from $30 per user. Third-party models are billed at their API list price, with no allowance included.
Is there a free, open-source alternative to Cursor?: Yes: Zed is an open-source editor whose Personal plan is free, with unlimited agent use through your own keys; Cline is an open-source agent (Apache 2.0) for VS Code and JetBrains, free for individuals — you pay only your model provider.
Is myide a Cursor alternative?: If you want to work in the browser, yes: an editor, an isolated terminal, a live preview and an agent, nothing to install, with DeepSeek Flash included and your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, xAI or DeepSeek keys accepted. Cursor remains the stronger choice for a developer who lives in a desktop editor.

Sources

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