A decision for a beginner, not a spec sheet. Scores are our weights. Prices are the public plans, and anything marked verify on the tool page should be re-checked before you pay.
Pick Cursor if you want a web app or SaaS you will keep editing in a repo.
Pick Replit if you are learning by building a web app, script, or simple browser game in one place.
An editor with agents, built for people who can read a diff.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Plus · $8/mo
A browser IDE and agent, closest thing here to an all-in-one starter.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Core · $20/mo
Web app or SaaS
Mobile app
Game
Website or landing page
Automation or script
No code
I can follow a change
I already develop
Last verified 2026-10-19
Individual
Free
VerifiedLimited Agent and Chat requests, and Tab completions on Cursor models (Grok and Composer). No published request count. Third-party models are not available.
The current free plan on cursor.com/pricing. Legacy Hobby is the same kind of limited trial for older accounts.
Individual
$8/mo
VerifiedAnnual is $80/yr on Cursor's pricing docs.
Base weekly pool for Cursor models (Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5, and Composer 2.5), shared with Grok. Fast is off and effort is medium. No Auto, Cloud Agents, third-party models, or your own API keys. The pool size is not published as a prompt count.
The entry paid plan. Cursor recommends Premium, not Plus, for new agent users.
Individual
$30/mo
VerifiedAnnual is $300/yr on Cursor's pricing docs.
4x Plus usage of the weekly Cursor-model pool. Adds Cloud Agents, Automations, Origin, Bugbot, and third-party models at API list price from prepaid credit. Third-party models are not included in the $30.
Cursor's pricing page calls this the plan for new AI users.
Individual
$100/mo
VerifiedAnnual is $1,000/yr on Cursor's pricing docs.
15x Plus usage, plus priority model access at peak times. Third-party models bill the same way as on Premium.
The plan Cursor points daily agent users to.
Individual
$200/mo
VerifiedAnnual is $2,000/yr on Cursor's pricing docs.
50x Plus usage, plus earliest access to new products and models. Third-party models bill the same way as on Premium.
For several agents or automations, not a first plan.
Individual
Free
VerifiedAgent, Chat, and Tab with limited usage. No Cloud Agents, Bugbot, or Origin. No on-demand usage. No published request count.
The free plan from before The X Subscription. Not sold to new customers. Left out of budget matching so it does not duplicate Free.
Individual
₹649/mo, tax inclusive
VerifiedCursor Models pool only. No Other Models pool. Fast mode and effort controls are off. No on-demand usage.
Legacy regional plan. The legacy plans page still lists ₹649/mo, tax inclusive. Left out of US-dollar budget matching.
Individual
$20/mo
VerifyTwo monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models. Older help text listed $20 of included Other Models usage. The current legacy plans page no longer prints that dollar amount. Unlimited Tab. On-demand after the pools, if you turn it on.
Not sold to new customers. The $20 price is on the legacy plans page. The included Other Models dollar amount is no longer published, so this row stays Verify and does not count toward the budget.
Individual
$60/mo
VerifySame two monthly pools as legacy Pro, with more of each pool. Older help text listed $70 of included Other Models usage. The current legacy plans page no longer prints that dollar amount.
Not sold to new customers. The $60 price is published. The $70 pool figure is not, so this row stays Verify.
Individual
$200/mo
VerifySame two monthly pools, with more of each than legacy Pro+. Older help text listed $400 of included Other Models usage. The current legacy plans page no longer prints that dollar amount.
Not sold to new customers. The $200 price is published. The $400 pool figure is not, so this row stays Verify. New customers buy Ultra on The X Subscription instead.
Last verified 2026-10-19
Individual
Free
VerifiedDaily Agent allowance and Free Mode with a daily cap. One published app, listed as 30-day on the Core comparison table. Built-in database. Exact daily credit count is not a single published number.
The 30-day publish window is on the Core plan comparison table. The daily credit count is still not one published number.
Individual
$20/mo
VerifyOn 2026-10-19 the pricing page showed $18/mo billed annually next to $20. The page still mixes the subscription price, the annual rate, and the $20 credit line.
$20 toward more powerful models. The pricing page listed up to 30 hours of Free Mode chat and up to 60 projects on Free Mode. Credits do not roll over.
Core docs list 1 active background task. The pricing page on 2026-10-19 did not print a parallel-task count. The $20 subscription figure is used for matching and marked verify because the page layout mixes it with the annual rate and the credit line.
Individual
$100/mo
VerifyThe pricing page showed $90/mo billed annually on 2026-10-19.
$100 toward more powerful models, more Free Mode usage, up to 15 collaborators, and database rollback up to 28 days. Docs say unused credits roll for two months.
The $100 list price is consistent. The $90 annual rate is marked verify with the rest of this card because the pricing page markup is easy to misread.
On The X Subscription the included pool refreshes weekly, and unused included usage does not roll over. Legacy Cursor plans reset monthly with the billing cycle.
On a paid X Subscription plan, add prepaid credit or wait for the weekly reset. Third-party models on Premium and above are paid from that credit from the first request.
Starter keeps a daily cap. Core and Pro Free Mode allowances reset every five hours and also have weekly limits, per Replit's plan docs. Core credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over. Pro credits roll for two months.
Stay in Free Mode for everyday agent work. Power and Max spend credits and Replit asks before a paid action.
Cursor's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Plus at $8/mo. Replit's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Core at $20/mo. Replit Core is marked verify.
Cursor is for a web app or SaaS you will keep editing in a repo, scripts and automations next to existing code, and people who can follow a diff even if they did not write it.
Replit is for learning by building a web app, script, or simple browser game in one place, people who want an IDE without installing one, and a project that needs hosting and a database next to the agent.
Cursor scores 1 out of 5 for someone who does not want to read code. Replit scores 4 out of 5. Replit has the higher no-code score. You will be reading diffs. If code on screen is a dealbreaker, use a browser builder. Agent can carry a beginner, and you are still looking at an IDE. Expect files.
Cursor: Free includes limited Agent and Chat, plus Tab completions on Cursor's own models. Cursor does not publish a request count. Replit: Daily Agent credits and Free Mode with a daily cap, a built-in database, and one published project. The pricing page does not state one universal credit number.