by Anysphere •Code Assistants
AI-native coding editor with agents, frontier models, cloud agents, MCP, code review and team governance.
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Core capabilities listed for Cursor.
Generates source code, functions, components or complete implementations.
Plans and executes multi-step tasks with tools, state or autonomous actions.
Reviews code, identifies defects and recommends or applies fixes.
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Limited / selected API access
Proprietary
Commercial use allowed
Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.
Training use with opt-out / controls
With Privacy Mode enabled, Cursor maintains zero-data-retention agreements with model providers, subject to limited abuse-investigation exceptions described in its data-use documentation. Verified fact Privacy sourcePricing stored in AI Orbit's pricing database. Always verify final rates on the provider website.
Custom enterprise pricing
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Includes model usage with optional on-demand usage billed in arrears.
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Cursor is an AI-native coding editor for software development with inline edits, agent workflows, codebase context, frontier-model access, cloud agents, MCP tools and agentic code review. Individual plans scale model usage, while Team and Enterprise plans add centralized billing, privacy controls, SSO, repository/model/MCP acces Cursor is provided by Anysphere and AI Orbit categorizes it under Coding & Development. Its structured capability profile includes Code Generation, Agent Workflows and Code Review & Debugging; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
Cursor is provided by Anysphere. AI software company behind Cursor, an AI-native code editor for software development and agentic programming workflows. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Coding & Development, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
AI Orbit currently maps Cursor to structured use cases including Code Completion and Debugging. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Code Generation, Agent Workflows and Code Review & Debugging.
No. Verified deployment evidence indicates that Cursor does not currently support self-hosting. Documented deployment modes include Desktop and Cloud. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.
Cursor Privacy Mode guarantees that Customer Data is not used for training by Cursor, and Cursor says its model providers operate under zero-data-retention arrangements for Privacy Mode. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Training use with opt-out / controls. Cursor holds SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and AIUC-1 certifications and performs at least annual third-party penetration testing. Verified security certifications listed on the profile include SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and AIUC-1.
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for Cursor, including Enterprise, Hobby, Pro and Pro Plus. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.
