GitHub Copilot vs Cursor

The OG meets the ai sidekick that makes you feel like a coding wizard, until it hallucinates your entire codebase. Here's our take.

GitHub Copilot

Nice Pick

The OG. Reliable inline completions, but Cursor does more.

Pros

• Fast completions
• Inline suggestions
• GitHub integration
• Mature product

Cons

• No codebase context
• Single file focus
• Less intelligent edits

Cursor

The AI sidekick that makes you feel like a coding wizard, until it hallucinates your entire codebase.

Pros

• Full codebase context
• Multi-file edits
• Built on VS Code
• Claude/GPT-4 support
• Seamless AI integration for code generation and refactoring
• Built on VS Code, so it feels familiar with a modern twist
• Natural language queries that actually understand your code context

Cons

• $20/month
• Can be slow
• Learning curve
• AI suggestions can be confidently wrong, leading to debugging nightmares
• Requires a stable internet connection, so offline coding is a no-go

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. GitHub Copilot is a ai coding tools while Cursor is a devtools. We picked GitHub Copilot based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

GitHub Copilot wins

Based on overall popularity. GitHub Copilot is more widely used, but Cursor excels in its own space.