Cursor vs Pieces

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

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	Cursor AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file. Visit	Pieces Infinite AI memory for developers — automatically captures everything you work on, across every app. Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	USD 20/mo
Free tier
Audience	Technical	Technical
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Anthropic / OpenAI	Multiple (cloud and local providers, bring-your-own-key supported)
Founded	2022
Headquarters	San Francisco, US	US
Key strengths	·codebase-wide context ·Composer multi-file edits ·Ctrl+K inline AI ·@mentions for files	·OS-level memory capture across all apps without manual effort ·LTM-2 Long-Term Memory Engine for persistent, time-aware context ·Private by default — fully on-device with no cloud dependency ·MCP integration with GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and Goose