Codebuff vs Cursor

In short

• Both: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, Runs commands, Reviews pull requests, Command line, Choice of models, API
• Only Codebuff states: Official SDKs, Builds agents and workflows
• Only Cursor states: Inline completion, JetBrains IDEs, No code retained

Codebuff

Codebuff is an open-source terminal coding agent that analyzes repositories, edits files, runs commands, and reviews code.

Plans

Strong — 1× usage

• $ 100 /mo

• Access the strongest coding agent
• Use all modes with higher usage limits
• 1× usage

Strong — 2.5× usage

• $ 200 /mo

• Access the strongest coding agent
• Use all modes with higher usage limits
• 2.5× usage

Strong — 7× usage

• $ 500 /mo

• Access the strongest coding agent
• Use all modes with higher usage limits
• 7× usage

Pay as you go

• 1¢ /credit

• No subscription required
• Credits are consumed based on task complexity
• Buy only the credits you need

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Chat about your code — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
• Agent that edits files — “Surgical Code Edits Makes pinpoint changes while respecting your codebase's existing structure and style” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Codebuff deeply understands your entire codebase structure, dependencies, and patterns to generate code that other AI tools can't match.” source
• Runs commands — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
• Command line — “npm install -g codebuff” source
• Choice of models — “It's like the Claude Code SDK, but with more power: you can choose your model, customize prompts, and seamlessly mix in programmatic code to steer your agent.” source
• API — “All you need is a Codebuff API Key to get started ( click here to get one in 10 seconds ). Then simply call run() on the SDK client:” source
• Official SDKs — “We are launching the open source Codebuff Agent SDK , so you too can delete your spaghetti code and make agents that compete with the best!” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Using our npm package , you can define agents, use any model on OpenRouter, and run them programmatically.” source

Cursor

Cursor is an AI code editor that helps developers understand, write, test, review, and manage software.

Plans

Hobby

Free

• No credit card required
• Limited Agent requests
• Access to Composer

Pro

• $20 / mo.
• $16

• Extended limits on Agent
• Generous limits for Grok
• Access to frontier models
• Grok Bot access
• MCPs, skills, and hooks
• Cloud agents

Pro+

• 60 USD

• Extended limits on Agent
• Generous limits for Grok
• Access to frontier models
• Grok Bot access
• MCPs, skills, and hooks
• Cloud agents

Ultra

• 200 USD

• Extended limits on Agent
• Generous limits for Grok
• Access to frontier models
• Grok Bot access
• MCPs, skills, and hooks
• Cloud agents

Teams

• $40 / user / mo.
• $32

• Centralized team billing and administration
• Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins
• Cloud agents and automations with shared team context
• Grok Bot access
• Agentic code reviews with Bugbot
• Usage analytics to understand team behavior

Enterprise

Price on request

• Pooled usage
• Invoice/PO billing
• SCIM seat management
• Repository, model, and MCP access controls
• Auto-run, browser, and network controls
• Audit logs and service accounts

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Inline completion — “autocompletes when and where you need it to” source
• Chat about your code — “How does the payment flow handle failed transactions?” source
• Agent that edits files — “For complex tasks, Cursor asks clarifying questions, builds a plan, then executes in the background.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Designed for large codebases, Cursor uses Instant Grep to search millions of files in milliseconds.” source
• Runs commands — “Run shell commands directly from Cursor, from builds to tests to installs.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “Agentic code reviews with Bugbot” source
• JetBrains IDEs — “Start agents from GitHub, Slack, Linear, JetBrains IDEs, and more.” source
• Command line — “Run agents in any terminal, script, or editor.” source
• Choice of models — “Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor.” source
• No code retained — “Privacy mode can be enabled in settings or by a team admin.” source
• API — “AI code tracking API” source

Security

• SOC 2 Type II — “Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.” source
• SOC 2 — “Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.” source
• ISO 27001 — “Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.” source
• ISO 42001 — “Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.” source
• Not trained on your data — “When enabled, we will not train on your data.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-23 Rollouts and Security Review

  Rollouts watches every change as it deploys and reports its health per environment; Security Review reports bugs on every pull request.

• 2026-09-10 Cursor Projects

  Projects maintains context over months of work, delegates tasks to subagents, and performs recurring work without being prompted.

• 2026-09-02 Self-hosted machines

  Self-hosted machines keep tool execution entirely in your own network; cloud agents can execute on infrastructure you already use.