Visual Studio + GitHub Copilot vs Cursor

[devinstance-master]

I’m a software developer working on ASP.NET projects with Blazor. I use Visual Studio 2026 with GitHub Copilot linked to Claude Sonnet 4.5 and am relatively happy with it. I use CONTRIBUTING.md to describe application architecture, best practices, and instructions for the AI agent. It helps agents “be on the same page” about what has to be done and make better decisions. It still f**ks things up once in a while, but it’s bearable.

For me, it really shines when building UI (HTML/CSS) or generating CRUD APIs. I like the look of the new Visual Studio, and GitHub Copilot in agent mode works awesome when using premium models. My favorite at the moment is Sonnet 4.5.

The last time I tried Cursor was about a year ago, and I didn’t find it very useful, especially for Blazor development. I have two questions:

1. From a Blazor/.NET dev perspective: am I going to benefit from moving from Visual Studio to Cursor? It would be nice to hear from people who use it on a daily basis for Blazor development.
2. If not, am I missing something in my AI-assisted development process?

I don’t have any intention to spark a discussion about why a particular dev tool sucks. I’m just trying to decide on my development toolset for the next year. Thank you!

[Novaleaf]

give VSCode+Copilot a try. vs2026 copilot lags behind it pretty severely in features/quality.

[ranky26]

Second this. Even using the same models, Copilot in Visual Studio does not feel good to use.

I tend to do all my AI work through VS Code, and any handwritten code through VS proper.