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Visual Studio Code vs Cursor

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Side-by-side comparison of Visual Studio Code, Cursor

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Pros	Enormous extension ecosystem for nearly any language or workflow Fast to start and broadly familiar to collaborators Integrated terminal, Git, and debugging out of the box Free and open source at its core	Best-in-class AI completion and codebase-aware chat Agent mode applies coordinated multi-file edits Inherits the VS Code ecosystem and muscle memory Bring-your-own-key option for some models

Cons	Electron means heavier memory use than native editors Power features often require assembling extensions yourself Best AI features are paid add-ons, not built in	Closed source, unlike the editor it forks Heavy AI use can get expensive on larger plans Diverges from upstream VS Code on its own release cadence