Cursor vs GitHub Copilot pricing (October 2026)

Generated from vendor pricing pages, fetched 2026-10-16. Always confirm on the vendor page.

Which is cheaper for you?

Both list a free plan. Cursor free: Limited agent and chat requests. GitHub Copilot free: Limited chat and agent usage.

Cursor is cheaper to start paying for: Plus at $8/month (Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only) vs GitHub Copilot Pro at $10/month ($15/mo total AI credits ($10 base + $5 flex)).

Price is not the whole story: Cursor bills as "Subscription with shared usage pool; third-party models billed at API list price", GitHub Copilot as "Seat price plus GitHub AI Credits (token-based since June 1, 2026)". Heavy users should compare the limits below.

Try your own numbers in the workload calculator.

Side by side

	Cursor	GitHub Copilot
Billing model	Subscription with shared usage pool; third-party models billed at API list price	Seat price plus GitHub AI Credits (token-based since June 1, 2026)
Free plan	Limited agent and chat requests	Limited chat and agent usage
Cheapest paid plan	Plus $8/mo - Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only	Pro $10/mo - $15/mo total AI credits ($10 base + $5 flex)
Top individual plan	Ultra $200/mo - 50x Plus usage	Max $100/mo - $200/mo total AI credits ($100 base + $100 flex)

Cursor plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	Limited agent and chat requests
Plus	$8	Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only
Premium	$30	4x Plus usage; third-party models at API list price
Super	$100	15x Plus usage
Ultra	$200	50x Plus usage
Teams	$30/seat	From $30/user/month

Source: https://cursor.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

GitHub Copilot plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	Limited chat and agent usage
Pro	$10	$15/mo total AI credits ($10 base + $5 flex)
Pro+	$39	$70/mo total AI credits ($39 base + $31 flex)
Max	$100	$200/mo total AI credits ($100 base + $100 flex)

Source: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans, fetched 2026-10-16.

Recent pricing changes

2026-10-13 Cursor: Cursor plans moved into the X Subscription. Paid tiers are now Plus $8 (Grok models only), Premium $30, Super $100 and Ultra $200. Third-party models cost extra at API list price. source
2026-07-28 Cursor: Cursor added Start, an India-only plan at INR 649 a month including tax, payable by UPI or card. source
2026-06-01 Cursor: Cursor Teams added a Premium seat with 5x the usage of Standard, at $120 a month or $96 billed annually. Standard stays $40, or $32 annually, with more included usage. source
2026-06-01 GitHub Copilot: Copilot replaced premium requests with token-based GitHub AI Credits on every plan. Seat prices did not change. source
2026-05-29 GitHub Copilot: GitHub added Copilot Max at $100 a month, its top individual plan. source
2025-08-12 Cursor: Cursor Teams moved to variable request costs. Auto mode began drawing on included usage at token rates instead of being unlimited. source
2025-06-18 GitHub Copilot: GitHub started enforcing premium request allowances: Pro 300, Pro+ 1,500, Business 300, Enterprise 1,000 a month, with extras at $0.04 each. source
2025-06-16 Cursor: Cursor Pro changed from 500 requests a month to $20 of model usage at API prices. source