Codeium vs Cursor

Side-by-side comparison of Codeium and Cursor: pricing, features, API access, and community ratings.

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	Codeium Free AI code completion for 70+ languages — runs in any IDE with no usage limits. Visit	Cursor AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file. Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	USD 12/mo	USD 20/mo
Free tier
Audience	Technical	Technical
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Multiple: OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), SpaceXAI, plus leading open source models; also proprietary SWE-2	Anthropic / OpenAI
Founded	2021	2022
Headquarters	Mountain View, US	San Francisco, US
Key strengths	·AI-powered coding agent IDE (Devin Desktop / Windsurf) ·Multi-agent management with Agent Command Center (Spaces, Kanban) ·Proprietary SWE-2 coding model (free through Oct 2026 on paid plans) ·Supercomplete next-thought prediction	·codebase-wide context ·Composer multi-file edits ·Ctrl+K inline AI ·@mentions for files