Head-to-Head Comparison
Augment Code vs Cursor
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Feature Comparison
| Feature | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| MegaOne Score | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Category | Code Assistant | Code Assistant |
| Pricing Model | Paid Only | Freemium |
| Starting Price | $100.00/mo | $20.00/mo |
| Free Tier | No | Yes |
| API Available | No | No |
| Open Source | No | No |
| iOS App | No | No |
| Android App | No | No |
| Chrome Extension | No | No |
| Company | Augment Computing, Inc. | Anysphere, Inc. |
| Total Funding | $252M | $3.2B |
Visual Comparison
Augment Code Cursor
About Augment Code
Augment Code is an AI coding platform designed for large, complex codebases, offering an agent, chat, and multi-agent orchestration.
Augment Code is an AI coding platform built around a proprietary Context Engine that indexes up to 500,000 files across multiple repositories for deep codebase understanding. It provides an AI coding agent (Auggie), a chat interface, and a multi-agent orchestration desktop app called Intent, aiming to accelerate coding, improve code quality, and assist with tasks like code review and new developer onboarding. As of July 2026, the original Augment Code VS Code extension is being sunsetted, with users directed to…
About Cursor
Cursor is an AI-native code editor and agentic coding platform designed to accelerate software development through advanced AI models and multi-agent workflows.
Cursor is an AI coding agent and software development environment that allows users to edit code, search codebases, run commands, and complete programming tasks using natural-language instructions. It functions as an agentic coding platform, enabling developers to delegate complex tasks to AI agents while maintaining control over direction, review, and iteration across desktop, CLI, web, and mobile environments. Key capabilities include agentic development workflows, cloud agents for scalable tasks, enhanced code review experiences, next-action prediction, and enterprise-grade admin controls with…
The Verdict
Cursor takes the edge
With a MegaOne score of 8/10 versus 5/10, Cursor edges ahead of Augment Code in our analysis. However, Augment Code may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.
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