---
title: "Cursor vs JetBrains AI"
description: "Cursor is an AI-native IDE, JetBrains AI is an editor extension. JetBrains AI runs Cursor on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/cursor-vs-jetbrains-ai"
---
# Cursor vs JetBrains AI

> Cursor is an AI-native IDE by Anysphere. JetBrains AI is an editor extension by JetBrains. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Cursor | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | Editor extension |
| Vendor | Anysphere | JetBrains |
| Website | [cursor.com](https://cursor.com) | [jetbrains.com/ai](https://www.jetbrains.com/ai/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Cursor | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $30/mo |
| Team plan | $40/user/mo | $20/user/mo |
| Included usage | $20/mo (Pro) | 10 credits/mo (AI Pro, worth about $10) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, API list price | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Cursor | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Vendor models | Vendor models, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | Cursor | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Cursor | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Augment Code, Claude Code, Cline, CodeBuddy, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Devin, Factory, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, goose, Grok Build, Junie CLI, Kilo Code, Kimi Code CLI, MiniMax Code, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder, Qwen Code |
| Runs inside | cmux, Conductor, dmux, Emdash, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Orca, Paseo, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Warp, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |

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