Cursor vs Pieces

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

	Cursor Coding	Pieces Coding
Tagline	AI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.	On-device long-term memory layer that feeds your last nine months of work context into any LLM or IDE assistant.
Category	Coding	Coding
Pricing	Freemium· Free hobby; Pro $20/mo; Business $40/mo	Freemium· Individual free; Teams contact sales
Model	Claude / GPT (configurable)	Multi-model (BYO OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama)
Editorial score	9.5 / 10	—
Use cases	codingrefactorsagentic editsIDE	developer-memorycode-snippetsmeeting-contextide-assistantmcp-integration
Pros	Best-in-class multi-file edits Choice of underlying models Composer agent is genuinely useful Tab completion is faster than Copilot	Local-first capture keeps sensitive code and meetings off third-party servers by default Nine-month LTM-2 memory bridges multiple AI assistants via MCP Bring-your-own-key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and local Ollama models Free Individual tier includes the full memory window and all major plugins Deep IDE and browser integration covers VS Code, JetBrains, Chrome, and Edge
Cons	Heavier than vanilla VS Code Pricing creeping up Some extensions lag VS Code	Background capture daemon is resource-heavy on older laptops Teams pricing hidden behind a sales call Closed-source, so you're trusting the on-device claims Mobile and Linux support lag the macOS and Windows experience
Website	cursor.com	pieces.app

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✅ Local-first capture keeps sensitive code and meetings off third-party servers by default
✅ Nine-month LTM-2 memory bridges multiple AI assistants via MCP
✅ Bring-your-own-key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and local Ollama models
✅ Free Individual tier includes the full memory window and all major plugins