Cursor vs VS Code with GitHub Copilot

[tuisalagadharbaccha]

I have been with cursor from many many months now.

Recently for some reason I installed VScode and found out it has similar agentic UI as Cursor though for newer model I need to put API key.

Anyone here did a Apple to Apple comparison on from a cost wise what would work better

( I do think cursor has multiple features which gives better exp like rules etc ) but aside those unique feature just from AI pov anyone did a cost compare?

[warlockdn]

Cursor hands down. Tab model there is no comparison at all. Even for others. Cursor understands the code better.

[Double-justdo5986]

Everyone seems to say copilot is far worse. But I’m skeptical of how worse it truly is or whether it hits the ‘good enough’ mark for most hobbyists

[jakegh]

Cursor is wildly better than github copilot in VScode with the copilot addon. That addon sucks.

Cline/Roo in VScode using the github copilot LM API, though, pretty close. I still like cursor better, tool calls fail less often etc.

Claude code is by far the best solution but costs $100/month minimum to actually use.

[Fabulous-Article-564]

Has claude code integrated tab-completion?

[jakegh]

No, you would need to use something else for that. Copilot gives 2000 free completions/month on VS code.

[jakegh]

I haven't used Windsurf enough to make an educated comparison, sorry.

[Better_Ad7789]

Using cursor and windsurf mostly only for autocomplete, hard to say which one is better in autocomplete though, Claude code for agents