Cursor

Overview Cursor is an AI native code editor built by Anysphere, forked from VS Code and rewritten around the assumption that AI is a first class part of writing software rather than a plugin bolted on. It launched publicly in 2023, raised aggressive funding through 2024 and 2025, and by 2026 has become the default editor for a large share of solo founders, indie hackers, and full stack devs shipping product outside big company constraints. The one line positioning: Cursor is what happens when someone rebuilds VS Code with the premise that the AI should feel like a native editor feature rather than a chat window sitting next to your code. Extensions still work. Your keybindings still work. Your themes still work. Your muscle memory still works. That familiarity is the moat — most competitors demand you switch editors; Cursor lets you keep the one you already fluent in and just makes it materially smarter. Under the hood, Cursor rotates between frontier models — Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT 5, Gemini 2.5 Pro — and lets you pick per query. Its own model, the Cursor Tab autocomplete engine, is trained specifically for multi line edit prediction and is the one feature no other editor has meaningfully replicated. Combined with Composer for multi file rewrites and Agent Mode for autonomous task execution, the product covers the full spectrum from "predict my next keystroke" to "ship this whole feature while I make coffee." Cursor's audience is unambiguous: solo devs, small teams, and anyone…