5 alternatives · AI assistants · 2026
Cursor alternatives, by price.
Cursor starts at $20 per user a month. 1 of the 5 alternatives below starts lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Cursor | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor the one you are comparing against | $20 per seat / mo · Individual | — | Yes | none |
| GitHub Copilot GitHub | $10 per seat / mo · Pro | 50% less | Yes | none |
| Grammarly Grammarly | $12 per month · Pro | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Claude Anthropic | $17 per month · Pro | not like-for-like | Yes | 2 since 2026 |
| Copy.ai Copy.ai | $29 per month · Chat | not like-for-like | — | none |
| Jasper Jasper | $59 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Pro | 195% more | — | none |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Cursor alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Cursor?
GitHub Copilot, at $10 per user a month for its Pro plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 5 alternatives on the record. Cursor itself starts at $20 per user a month. GitHub Copilot, Grammarly and Claude also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Cursor alternatives have a free plan?
GitHub Copilot, Grammarly and Claude. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Cursor more expensive than its alternatives?
1 of 5 alternatives starts below Cursor's $20 per user a month: GitHub Copilot. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.