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EnglishWhat Is Cursor IDE and How Does It Compare to Other AI Coding Tools?
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Cursor IDE is an AI coding tool made by Anysphere. It is tracked alongside Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), Antigravity CLI, and Grok Build on Havoptic's AI coding tool release timeline, which is updated daily via automated pipelines. If you want an editor-based AI assistant rather than a terminal-based one, Cursor is the option in that list to look at first. If your work happens mostly in the shell, the CLI tools on the same list are the closer fit.
What Cursor IDE is
Cursor is one of the tracked tools on Havoptic's release timeline, listed as "Cursor — by Anysphere." That places it in the same category as the other AI coding tools the site follows: Claude Code (Anthropic), OpenAI Codex CLI (OpenAI), Gemini CLI (Google), Kiro CLI (Amazon Web Services), GitHub Copilot CLI (GitHub), Devin Desktop (Cognition), Antigravity CLI (Google), and Grok Build (SpaceXAI).
The site groups these tools under one purpose: tracking version updates, changelogs, and new features in one place. Cursor sits in that group as an IDE, while most of the others in the list are CLIs.
How it differs from CLI-based tools
The clearest dividing line in this set is interface type.
| Tool | Maker | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Anysphere | IDE |
| Claude Code | Anthropic | CLI |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | OpenAI | CLI |
| Gemini CLI | CLI | |
| Kiro CLI | Amazon Web Services | CLI |
| GitHub Copilot CLI | GitHub | CLI |
| Antigravity CLI | CLI | |
| Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) | Cognition | Desktop |
| Grok Build | SpaceXAI | Not specified in the source |
If you prefer working inside an editor window with a graphical interface, Cursor and Devin Desktop are the two non-CLI entries. If you prefer running commands in a terminal, the CLI tools are the match.
Tracking Cursor releases
Havoptic's timeline is the entry point for release tracking. The page shows a "Recent Releases" feed with dated entries per tool, and the most recent update noted on the page is October 3, 2026. The feed format is consistent across tools — for example, Claude Code v2.1.289 (October 3, 2026) and Antigravity CLI v1.2.16 (October 3, 2026) both appear with dated changelog summaries.
The page also has a "Popular Comparisons" section, which is where head-to-head tool comparisons live. If you are deciding between Cursor and another tool, that section is the place to check on the site.
One caveat: the excerpt available from the page does not include a Cursor release entry in the visible "Recent Releases" list, so the specific latest Cursor version is not confirmed by the source material here. Check the live timeline for the current Cursor version.
When Cursor is a good fit
Choose Cursor when:
- You want AI assistance inside an editor rather than a terminal.
- You are comparing editor-based tools and want the Anysphere option alongside Devin Desktop.
- You want to track its changelog in the same place as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Copilot CLI releases.
Choose a CLI tool instead when your workflow is command-line driven, or when you specifically want Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI, or Copilot CLI.
What the source does not cover
The available page evidence does not include Cursor's pricing, its relationship to VS Code, its specific AI features (code generation, chat, inline editing), or setup requirements. Those details are not supported by the material here, so verify them against Cursor's own documentation before deciding.