Cursor

Cursor is an AI-native code editor built on VS Code by Anysphere, adding agents that edit across multiple files, run commands, review pull requests and work from codebase-wide semantic retrieval. Engineering organisations adopt it as a governed rollout with SSO, SCIM, audit logs and privacy mode rather than as an individual developer plugin.

Cursor is an AI-native code editor built as a fork of VS Code by Anysphere, extending the familiar editor with agentic capabilities: multi-file edits, a background agent that runs tasks asynchronously, codebase-wide semantic retrieval, Bugbot for automated code review, and support for Model Context Protocol servers, custom rules, skills and hooks. Its core design bet is that AI assistance belongs in the editor's execution path rather than in a sidebar chat — the agent reads the repository, proposes multi-file diffs, runs commands and iterates on test output. Cursor is model-agnostic, routing to frontier models from multiple providers alongside its own Composer model. Enterprise adoption has been the company's real engine: by mid-2026 roughly $2.6 billion of its approximately $4 billion annualised revenue came from business customers, with more than half the Fortune 500 reported as users. Team and enterprise tiers add SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM seat management, pooled usage across an organisation, repository and model access controls, audit logs, service accounts, an AI code-tracking API and team-wide privacy mode. Cursor states a SOC 2 Type II report is available on request, commits to at-least-annual third-party penetration testing, and offers Privacy Mode on free and paid plans, which contractually and technically prevents training on customer code, alongside customer-managed encryption keys. Its trajectory is unusual even by 2026 standards: revenue doubled roughly every three months from $100 million ARR in January 2025, and on 16 June 2026 SpaceX agreed to acquire Anysphere for $60 billion in stock — the largest venture-backed startup acquisition on record — closing 14 August 2026 and folding Cursor into a new SpaceXAI division.

Category

Developer Tools

Pricing

Freemium, Subscription, Usage-based

Target Market

CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Enterprise Developers, Platform Engineers, Engineering Managers

Deployment

Cloud-first

Founded

2022

Headquarters

San Francisco, United States

Customers

Reported at more than half of the Fortune 500 (press reports, mid-2026)

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  Multi-file agentic editing

  The agent reads the repository, proposes diffs spanning many files, runs commands and iterates on the resulting test output.

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  Background and cloud agents

  Tasks run asynchronously away from the editor session, so long refactors proceed without blocking interactive work.

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  Codebase-wide semantic retrieval

  Indexes the whole repository so the model reasons about actual project code rather than only the open file.

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  Bugbot automated code review

  Reviews pull requests agentically as a first pass, catching mechanical defects before they consume human reviewer attention.

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  MCP, rules, skills and hooks

  Model Context Protocol servers and shareable rules let teams standardise how agents access internal tools and conventions.

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  Enterprise identity and governance

  SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM seat management, audit logs, service accounts, repository and model access controls, and pooled organisation-wide usage.

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  Privacy Mode and CMEK

  Available on free and paid plans, it prevents training on customer code with both technical and contractual protection, plus customer-managed encryption keys.

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  Large multi-file refactor or framework migration

  An agent applies a consistent change across hundreds of files and iterates until the test suite passes.

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  First-pass automated pull request review

  Bugbot flags mechanical defects before human reviewers engage, shortening review cycles on high-volume repositories.

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  Governed org-wide AI coding rollout

  Platform teams enforce model access, repository scope and privacy mode centrally instead of auditing individual developer accounts.

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  Onboarding into an unfamiliar codebase

  New engineers query repository-wide semantic context instead of interrupting colleagues to trace how a subsystem works.

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  Internal tool access through MCP

  Standardised MCP servers let agents call internal APIs and services without each developer wiring their own integration.

Published list pricing starts at $0 for Hobby and $20/month for Pro, with Teams at $40 per user per month; higher-usage Pro+ and Ultra individual tiers and a Teams Premium tier exist above these but their prices are not stated on the public plan cards. The critical mechanic is that every plan includes a fixed model-usage allowance and then bills on-demand usage in arrears once that is consumed, so the sticker price is a floor rather than a cap. Enterprise is quote-only and is where pooled organisation-wide usage, SCIM, repository and model access controls, audit logs, service accounts, the AI code tracking API and invoice/PO billing live.

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