Head-to-Head Comparison
Amazon CodeWhisperer vs Cursor
Which Code Assistant is right for you? See our complete breakdown.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Amazon CodeWhisperer | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| MegaOne Score | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Category | Code Assistant | Code Assistant |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting Price | $19.00/mo | $20.00/mo |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| API Available | No | No |
| Open Source | No | No |
| iOS App | No | No |
| Android App | No | No |
| Chrome Extension | No | No |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | SpaceXAI (formerly Anysphere, Inc.) |
| Total Funding | $8M | $60.0B |
Visual Comparison
Amazon CodeWhisperer Cursor
About Amazon CodeWhisperer
An AI coding assistant, formerly Amazon CodeWhisperer, now part of Amazon Q Developer, that writes, debugs, and refactors code natively in your IDE.
Amazon CodeWhisperer has been rebranded and significantly expanded into Amazon Q Developer, an AI development platform launched in April 2024. This platform provides real-time code suggestions across over 25 languages, autonomously implements features, writes tests, refactors code, and scans for security vulnerabilities directly within the IDE. It offers deep AWS-native intelligence, understanding IAM policies, Lambda functions, CloudFormation templates, and AWS SDKs, and can analyze projects for architectural refactorings.
About Cursor
An AI-native code editor and agentic coding platform that accelerates software development by leveraging frontier AI models and autonomous agents.
Cursor is an AI-native code editor built on a VS Code fork, designed to make writing and understanding code faster and more efficient. It integrates advanced language models to assist with editing, generating, refactoring, and explaining codebases in natural language, offering deep codebase context and multi-file editing capabilities. Key features include Tab for next-action prediction, Agent Mode for autonomous task execution, and Cloud Agents for background tasks.
The Verdict
Cursor takes the edge
With a MegaOne score of 8/10 versus 7/10, Cursor edges ahead of Amazon CodeWhisperer in our analysis. However, Amazon CodeWhisperer may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.
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