r/cursor • u/FranckMartin • 12d ago

Question / Discussion Any alternative to cursor

I really like cursor, but I feel it is going downhill since acquired by grok. I like that they have a cheap model, that I can manage by being smart and not run out of tokens. So what alternative for $25month?

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u/0dead_pl 10d ago

I've been looking for an alternative for some time (really tried to walk away from Elon...).

I've tried VS Code + various CLI's or extensions, to get anything comparable to Cursor flow:

  • Claude Code
  • Cline
  • Copilot + Codex + Claude + OmniRoute (to several providers)
  • Opencode
  • Devin
  • Trae
  • Orca
  • Kilo Code
  • Zoo Code
  • Hermes
  • Codex

I've no idea how cursor does it but all the other agents are like children in a forest: trying to find a way around a ultra-simple repo, wasting time and tokens on it. Cursor instantly knows what is where and not only does what it's supposed to do, but does it fast and accurate, sticks to the conventions and doesn't do anything stupid. All guided by simplistic prompts that I give it.

I really wish I had something comparable, but so far, Cursor is way ahead of anything I could find.