Cursor vs Codeium

Compare Cursor and Codeium on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both AI Coding tools, Freemium pricing to decide which fits your team.

At a Glance

 CursorCodeium
Primary categoryAI CodingAI Coding
RatingNot documentedNot documented
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting priceFreeFree (Pro from $20/month)
Free planYesYes
Free trialNot documentedNot documented
PlatformsMac, WindowsMac, Windows
Team collaborationNot documentedNot documented
AI featuresYesYes
Public APIYesNot documented

Pricing Compared

Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.

Cursor

Hobby — Free N/A
Individual — $16/month monthly
Teams — $32/user/month monthly
Enterprise — Custom annual

Codeium

Free — $0 N/A
Pro — $20/month Monthly
Max — $200/month Monthly
Teams — $80/month + $40/seat Monthly
Enterprise — Custom Annual contract

Pros & Cons

Cursor

Pros

  • Deeply integrated, codebase-aware AI agent rather than a bolt-on chat sidebar
  • Access to multiple frontier models instead of being locked to one provider
  • Familiar VS Code-based interface with compatible extensions and shortcuts
  • Free Hobby tier makes it easy to try before committing to a paid plan

Cons

  • Usage-based billing changes have previously caused unexpected charges for some users
  • Heavy agentic use can consume model usage quickly, requiring plan upgrades
  • Enterprise-grade governance features require a custom-priced Enterprise plan
  • Ongoing acquisition by SpaceX introduces some uncertainty about the product's long-term roadmap and ownership

Codeium

Pros

  • Generous free tier with unlimited basic autocomplete and support for 70+ languages
  • Backward-compatible rebrand meant existing Windsurf/Codeium users kept accounts, plans, and settings automatically
  • Open Agent Client Protocol support avoids locking users into a single vendor's agent
  • Backed by Cognition AI's broader Devin agent ecosystem and ongoing investment

Cons

  • Two rebrands in under two years (Codeium to Windsurf to Devin Desktop) make the product harder to track and compare across reviews
  • Cascade, the previous built-in agent, was fully retired on July 1, 2026, requiring users to adapt to Devin Local
  • Pro plan pricing has increased over time (from $15 to $20/month as of mid-2026)
  • Full agentic feature set requires the standalone desktop app rather than the lightweight plugin

Use Cases

Cursor

  • Individual developer productivity — Solo developers use Cursor's Tab autocomplete and Agent mode to write and refactor code faster inside a familiar VS Code-based editor.
  • Team code review automation — Engineering teams use Bugbot to automatically flag likely bugs in pull requests before human review.
  • Enterprise-governed AI coding — Large organizations deploy Cursor Enterprise with SCIM, audit logs, and access controls to safely roll out AI coding assistance across many engineers.

Codeium

  • Agent-assisted feature development — A developer describes a feature in natural language and Devin Local plans and implements multi-file changes with the developer reviewing each step.
  • Lightweight autocomplete in an existing editor — A developer who prefers VS Code or a JetBrains IDE installs the plugin for free AI autocomplete and chat without switching editors.

Read the full Cursor review · Read the full Codeium review