Cursor vs OpenCode

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Cursor Coding	OpenCode Coding
Tagline	AI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.	Open-source AI coding agent that runs in your terminal, IDE, or desktop and talks to 75+ LLM providers.
Category	Coding	Coding
Pricing	Freemium· Free hobby; Pro $20/mo; Business $40/mo	Freemium· Free and open source; optional paid Zen service for curated coding models
Model	Claude / GPT (configurable)	Multi-model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local models, 75+ providers)
Editorial score	9.5 / 10	—
Use cases	codingrefactorsagentic editsIDE	ai-pair-programmingterminal-coding-agentide-assistantmulti-model-codinglocal-llm-coding
Pros	Best-in-class multi-file edits Choice of underlying models Composer agent is genuinely useful Tab completion is faster than Copilot	Genuinely open source with massive contributor base Provider-agnostic: 75+ LLMs incl. local models and existing Copilot/ChatGPT subs Runs as terminal TUI, desktop app, and IDE extension LSP integration gives real language awareness, not just text completion No-data-retention posture suits regulated and self-hosted setups
Cons	Heavier than vanilla VS Code Pricing creeping up Some extensions lag VS Code	You bring your own model keys (or pay for Zen) to get top-tier results Younger and rougher UX than Cursor or Claude Code Quality depends heavily on which provider you wire up
Website	cursor.com	opencode.ai

Pick Cursor if

Pick OpenCode if

✅ Genuinely open source with massive contributor base
✅ Provider-agnostic: 75+ LLMs incl. local models and existing Copilot/ChatGPT subs
✅ Runs as terminal TUI, desktop app, and IDE extension
✅ LSP integration gives real language awareness, not just text completion