Cursor
You want the agent inside the editor, and the plan’s model pool (Grok on Plus; third-party models only on Premium and above, billed extra) covers what you use.
Cursor vs Claude Code
Cursor and Claude Code: an editor with its own subscription versus the terminal agent included on paid Claude.
| Cursor | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Code editor / agent | Code editor / agent |
| Paid entry price | Plus $8.00/moR$ 44,23/mo · BRL estimate$80.00/yr · R$ 442,32 $8/month. Docs: $80/year. Tax excluded. | Pro $20.00/moR$ 110,58/mo · BRL estimate$200.00/yr · R$ 1.105,79 $20/month, or $17/month annually ($200 billed up front). |
| Limit the source publishes | Base weekly pool, Grok models only, at fixed settings. No Auto, cloud agents, automations, Bugbot, Origin, or third-party models. | Includes Claude Code. The allowance is shared with the rest of the plan. The page does not publish a message count. |
| Best for | Editing a repo with an in-editor agent. Premium adds cloud agents; third-party models are billed separately. | Coding in the terminal on a Claude subscription. Free does not include Claude Code. |
| Source | Checked on 2026-10-28 | Checked on 2026-10-28 |
Reading
Cursor is an editor. On 2026-10-28 the paid entry plan is Plus at $8, Grok models only. Premium at $30 adds cloud agents, and third-party models are extra. Claude Code has no separate price: it is included in Claude Pro at $20 and Max from $100, and it shares the allowance with chat. Claude Free does not include Claude Code.
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Claude Code
You already pay for Claude, or you prefer the terminal, and you accept that code and chat draw from one allowance.
Frequently asked questions
Does the $8 Cursor plan include Claude?
No. The pricing page says Plus includes Grok models only. Third-party models, at API list price, start on Premium ($30) and are not part of the monthly fee.
Does Claude Code work on the free plan?
The feature table on claude.com/pricing marks Claude Code as absent on Free and present on Pro, Max 5×, and Max 20×. Checked on 2026-10-28.