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Cursor vs Claude Code

Cursor published paid entry is $8/mo. Claude Code published paid entry is $17/mo. Cursor lists a lower published paid entry ($8/mo) than Claude Code ($17/mo). Limits and free tiers are in the table.

Cursor vs Claude Code: what you pay after the included pool

Cu Cursor Cl Claude Code

Where they really differ

Entry
$8 vs $17

Lowest published paid individual price in the catalog.

Top plan
$200 vs $200

Highest individual list price we could parse.

Team
$30 vs $20

Lowest parsed team or seat price. not public when the string does not yield a single number.

Plan by plan

Field Cursor Claude Code
Entry paid $8 $17
Top plan $200 $200
Team seat $30 $20
Free plan Limited usage on Free. Plus and above add a weekly Cursor-model pool. Claude Free does not include Claude Code.
Works in IDE, Cloud CLI, IDE
MCP Yes Yes
Limits New customers buy The X Subscription, which also covers Grok and X benefits. Claude Code is included in all paid Claude plans and shares that plan's usage pool.
Last change Cursor sold as The X Subscription None dated

Monthly list prices in USD. Checked 19 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC.

Questions people ask

Cursor entry is $8/mo. Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Cursor pricing.

Claude Code entry is $17/mo. Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Claude plans & pricing.

Cursor lists a lower published paid entry ($8/mo) than Claude Code ($17/mo).

Cursor: Limited usage on Free. Plus and above add a weekly Cursor-model pool. Claude Code: Claude Free does not include Claude Code.

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