Cursor vs OpenCode: Which AI Agent Is Better?
An in-depth comparison of Cursor and OpenCode across output quality, autonomy, reliability, speed, value, and ease of use. Vote for your favorite.
An in-depth comparison of Cursor and OpenCode across output quality, autonomy, reliability, speed, value, and ease of use. Vote for your favorite.
Either way, you pay for the model calls. A median coding-agent day on our gateway is 95 requests and 8.6 million tokens. The table prices every step at one model’s rate.
Both run on Standard Compute, where each step goes to the cheapest model that can do it: routine steps go to efficient open models, hard ones to frontier models such as Claude Fable 5.1 or GPT-6 Astra.
| Model | Typical day | Busy day |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $7.34 | $59.10 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $3.67 | $29.55 |
| GPT-6 Luna | $0.23 | $2.43 |
Fixed monthly plans from $19. Eligible new accounts can try $0.25 of compute first, no card. Trial terms
Pick a winner in each category. You can change your vote anytime.
CursorOpenCodeChoose Cursor if you are developers who want the most polished AI-integrated editor experience. Choose OpenCode if you are terminal users who want a polished AI coding interface with LSP support.
In our editorial scoring, Cursor leads in 5 of six categories (output quality, autonomy, reliability, speed and ease of use), while OpenCode leads in 1 (value). On price, Cursor runs free tier / $8–200/mo and is proprietary; OpenCode runs free (mit) / free zen models / go $10/mo and is open source.
What it costs to run Cursor or OpenCode
Best API for Cursor →
4 options compared, with prices and limits
Best API for OpenCode →
7 options compared, with prices and limits
Standard Compute sends each step to the cheapest model that can do it, on providers we vet for price, uptime and speed. Plans start at $19 a month, and eligible new accounts can try $0.25 of compute with no card. Choose your agent below to connect.
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More on Cursor: How much does Cursor cost now? · Can I use Cursor with my own API key on a fixed monthly budget?
More on OpenCode: OpenCode Pricing: Plans, Subscription and API Costs (2026) · OpenCode Zen vs OpenRouter: which should you use?
Cursor is a fork of VS Code redesigned from the ground up for AI-powered development. It features tab completions, natural language code editing, codebase-wide chat, and multi-file editing. Its deep editor integration makes it one of the most polished AI coding tools available.
OpenCode is an open-source (MIT) AI coding agent best known for its terminal TUI, now also shipping a desktop app and IDE extensions with OpenCode 2. It connects to 75+ LLM providers through models.dev, has LSP integration for real code understanding, and runs several sessions in parallel. The tool is free; for models you bring your own key, use OpenCode's free Zen models, pay as you go on Zen, or subscribe to its Go plan ($10/month, Go Plus $40).
Cursor and OpenCode both run on Standard Compute
