Head-to-Head Comparison

Cursor vs Supermaven

Which Code Assistant is right for you? See our complete breakdown.

Cursor

9/10 Our Pick Visit Cursor
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Supermaven

3/10 Visit Supermaven
FeatureCursorSupermaven
MegaOne Score9/103/10
CategoryCode AssistantCode Assistant
Pricing ModelFreemiumDiscontinued
Starting Price$8.00/mo$10.00/mo
Free TierYesNo
API AvailableNoNo
Open SourceNoNo
iOS AppNoNo
Android AppNoNo
Chrome ExtensionNoNo
CompanySpaceXAIAnysphere (acquired Supermaven, Inc.)
Total Funding$3.4B$12M

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Cursor Supermaven

About Cursor

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor and agentic coding platform designed to boost developer productivity.

Cursor is an AI-powered integrated development environment (IDE) that deeply integrates AI into the coding workflow, functioning as an AI coding agent and software development environment. It helps engineers code with AI by automating coding tasks, streamlining codebase management, and supporting rapid iteration, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks to agents while maintaining control over direction, review, and iteration.

About Supermaven

Supermaven was an AI coding assistant known for ultra-fast, context-aware code suggestions with a large token context window.

Supermaven was an AI-powered code completion tool that featured a proprietary neural network architecture called Babble and a 1 million token context window, delivering inline suggestions up to 3x faster than competitors. It offered a chat interface powered by models like GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet for code fixes and modifications, and integrated with VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim. The standalone product was acquired by Cursor in November 2024 and officially sunset on November 30, 2025, with its core technology…

Cursor takes the edge

With a MegaOne score of 9/10 versus 3/10, Cursor edges ahead of Supermaven in our analysis. However, Supermaven may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.