Quick winner
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Cursor $20/mo vs GitHub Copilot $10/mo
Both vendors offer a free plan
GitHub Copilot publishes an enterprise tier
Neither vendor exposes a public API
Wider plan coverage across free, team and enterprise tiers
Pricing comparison
How Cursor and GitHub Copilot price their plans side by side.
| Feature | Cursor | GitHub Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Entry monthly price | $20/mo | $10/mo |
| Entry annual price | $192/yr | $100/yr |
| Team / Business plan | $40/mo | $19/mo |
| Enterprise plan | — | $39/mo |
| Credits (entry paid tier) | 500 fast requests / month | Unlimited completions |
| Public API | No | No |
| SSO / SAML | No | No |
| Admin Console | No | No |
| Priority / dedicated support | No | No |
| Billing model | Flat / month, Per seat / month | Flat / month, Per seat / month |
| Annual billing discount | 20% off | 17% off |
| Last pricing update | 2026-06-20 | 2026-06-20 |
Pricing history
Monthly price of the entry paid tier over time.
Feature comparison
Capability strengths derived from vendor category and published features.
Pros & cons
Derived from published plan structure and billing model.
- Free plan available — 2,000 completions / 50 slow requests
- Annual billing with discount available
- Category strengths: coding, ide integration, autocomplete
- No public API — limited automation options
- No published enterprise tier
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
- Free plan available — 2,000 completions / month
- Annual billing with discount available
- Enterprise tier with knowledge bases, fine-tuning
- Low entry price at $10/seat/mo
- Category strengths: coding, ide integration, autocomplete
- No public API — limited automation options
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
Best for
Recommendations based on structured capabilities.
Free tier plus low-cost entry paid plan
Public API and coding-oriented capabilities
Published enterprise plan with SSO and admin controls
Strong writing, image or productivity features
Annual billing plus predictable per-seat model
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GitHub Copilot has the lower entry price at $10/seat/mo. Cursor starts at $20/seat/mo and GitHub Copilot starts at $10/seat/mo.
Both Cursor and GitHub Copilot offer a free plan. Cursor free: 2,000 completions / 50 slow requests. GitHub Copilot free: 2,000 completions / month.
Cursor team option: Business at $40/seat/mo. GitHub Copilot team option: Business at $19/seat/mo.
GitHub Copilot publishes an enterprise tier. Cursor does not currently list one.
Yes. Both vendors offer month-to-month billing on their entry paid plans, so you can migrate without long-term lock-in. Import your team's spend into AIFinOps to model the switch before committing.
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