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Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Cursor is the agentic IDE whose subscriptions pool two model sets — the in-house Cursor Models and an Other Models pool billed at API rates.GitHub Copilot bundles frontier models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google into one assistant with total-AI-credit billing.
Shared models
10
Cursor plans
3
GitHub Copilot plans
3
Only on one side
15
In 30 seconds
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: 10 shared models across the two catalogs. 3 plans from $20 to $200/mo for Cursor; 3 plans from $10 to $100/mo for GitHub Copilot. Cursor plans are locked to the provider's own tools; GitHub Copilot plans expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints usable by any agent (BYOK). Across the 3 shared models both sides price, Cursor leads on 2 and GitHub Copilot on 1. Compare requests per $1 for any shared model in the calculator.
Evidence
Shared models — best requests per $1 on each side
Computed at build from the same cost rules the calculator renders · typical request shape · ~ = proxy estimate
| Model | Cursor · Req/$1 | GitHub Copilot · Req/$1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 76 | ◆~153 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | ◆153 | ~115 |
| Claude Opus 5 | ◆61 | ~61 |
| Grok 4.5 | 80 | n/a |
| Grok 4.6 | 113 | n/a |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 70 | n/a |
| Claude Fable 5 | 31 | n/a |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1,366 | n/a |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 149 | n/a |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | 410 | n/a |
“n/a” = the provider publishes no price structure for that model — the calculator renders the same honest n/a. Shared-model names link to the calculator for the full cross-provider sort.
Plans & value
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot — plans, prices and usage budgets
- Pro13 models$20/mo
- Pro+13 models · $70 usage allowance$60/mo
- Ultra13 models · $400 usage allowance$200/mo
Best Req/$1 for Claude Opus 5: 61 on Ultra ($200/mo)
- Pro13 models · $15 usage allowance$10/mo
- Pro+22 models · $70 usage allowance$39/mo
- Max22 models · $200 usage allowance$100/mo
Best Req/$1 for Claude Opus 5: ~61 on Max ($100/mo)
Full plan tables
Every plan, verified 03 Sept 2026
Cursor plans
| Provider / planProvider and subscription tier. Badges and plan notes appear below. | PriceStandard monthly price in USD, before first-month promotions. | Top modelsFlagship models included in the plan. The list is approximate; '+N more' opens the full catalog. | Coding toolCoding tool included with the plan. 'only' means locked to that tool; '+others' means it also works elsewhere. | SubscribeOpen provider pricing. Referral links may support TokenPlans at no extra cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CursorProiExtras — Overage on-demand at API rates$20/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | $20.00 | Grok 4.5Grok 4.6Composer 2.5+10 more ↗ | Cursor ↗only | $20/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | 29 Aug | Subscribe↗ |
2026-09-01 · r/cursor: unlimited-Auto (annual promo) ended — resigned but positive on the new metered caps, "I'm impressed with the included usage limits in the new structure. Though nothing beats infinite - it will be missed."; one user reads the $20 plan as ~2B tokens/mo total (20M Composer tokens ≈ 1%). | ||||||
| CursorPro+iExtras — Overage on-demand at API ratesGrok Bot bundled since Aug 21 2026 — dedicated weekly usage pool, separate from Cursor model pools$70/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | $60.00 | Grok 4.5Grok 4.6Composer 2.5+10 more ↗ | Cursor ↗only | $70/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | 29 Aug | Subscribe↗ |
| CursorUltraiExtras — Overage on-demand at API rates$400/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | $200.00 | Grok 4.5Grok 4.6Composer 2.5+10 more ↗ | Cursor ↗only | $400/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool | 29 Aug | Subscribe↗ |
GitHub Copilot plans
| Provider / planProvider and subscription tier. Badges and plan notes appear below. | PriceStandard monthly price in USD, before first-month promotions. | Top modelsFlagship models included in the plan. The list is approximate; '+N more' opens the full catalog. | Coding toolCoding tool included with the plan. 'only' means locked to that tool; '+others' means it also works elsewhere. | SubscribeOpen provider pricing. Referral links may support TokenPlans at no extra cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub CopilotPro$15/mo total AI credits · unlimited completions | $10.00 | Claude Sonnet 5GPT-5.6 TerraGemini 3.7 Flash+17 more ↗ | Copilot CLI ↗+others | $15/mo total AI credits · unlimited completions | 03 Sept | Subscribe↗ |
| GitHub CopilotPro+$70/mo total AI credits · 4× Pro usage | $39.00 | Claude Opus 5GPT-5.6 SolGemini 3.7 Flash+25 more ↗ | Copilot CLI ↗+others | $70/mo total AI credits · 4× Pro usage | 03 Sept | Subscribe↗ |
| GitHub CopilotMax$200/mo total AI credits · 2.9× Pro+ usage | $100.00 | Claude Opus 5GPT-5.6 SolGemini 3.7 Flash+25 more ↗ | Copilot CLI ↗+others | $200/mo total AI credits · 2.9× Pro+ usage | 03 Sept | Subscribe↗ |
Coverage
Model coverage — 10 shared, 3 only on Cursor, 12 only onGitHub Copilot
Shared · both catalogs · links open the calculator
Cursor only
GitHub Copilot only
Common questions
Which is cheaper: Cursor or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor starts at $20/mo (Pro) and GitHub Copilot at $10/mo (Pro). The cheapest plan is not always the best value — compare Req/$1 in the calculator.
How many models do Cursor and GitHub Copilot share?
10 shared models: Grok 4.5, Grok 4.6, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Fable 5 and more. Every shared model is listed in the evidence table below with its best Req/$1 on each side.
Which plan prices Claude Opus 5 best?
Cursor Ultra at 61 Req/$1 — GitHub Copilot best is 61 on Max.
Can I use Cursor or GitHub Copilot with any agent (BYOK)?
Cursor plans are locked to the provider's own tools; GitHub Copilot plans expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints usable by any agent (BYOK).
What does Req/$1 mean?
Req/$1 is the number of typical coding requests one dollar buys on a plan — computed from the plan’s published budget, the model’s published per-token rates and a typical request shape (roughly 850 input tokens, 49,000 cached tokens, 160 output tokens where the provider publishes no shape). Proxy estimates are marked with ~.
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