Agent · Assistive

Cursor

Cursor is a fork of VS Code rebuilt around an AI pair programmer. Includes inline tab-completion, agent mode (Composer), and multi-file edit flows powered by frontier models.

by Anysphere·Closed product·Launched Mar 2023
Capability
n/a
no benchmarks
GitHub stars
n/a
Harness
Hybrid
Built-in tools
Environments
1
IDE

No public benchmark submissions · yet

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Brain · Harness · Tools · Environment

Brains
Which LLM powers it
claude-sonnet-4-6gpt-5gemini-3-pro
Harness
The loop pattern
Hybrid
Tools
How it acts on the world
Built-in
Environments
Where it lives
IDE
as of 2026-10-04
Rank among agents
#3 a week ago
Share · 7 days
-200 bps
HN mentions · 7 days
30d change -1244 bps
Index (leader = 100)
2026-07-05 · 15 HN mentions · 20.55% share2026-07-06 · 20 HN mentions · 16.91% share2026-07-07 · 18 HN mentions · 15.82% share2026-07-08 · 38 HN mentions · 17.70% share2026-07-09 · 38 HN mentions · 16.67% share2026-07-10 · 22 HN mentions · 16.85% share2026-07-11 · 10 HN mentions · 16.60% share2026-07-12 · 21 HN mentions · 16.00% share2026-07-13 · 28 HN mentions · 15.72% share2026-07-14 · 36 HN mentions · 17.42% share2026-07-15 · 53 HN mentions · 19.08% share2026-07-16 · 33 HN mentions · 20.61% share2026-07-17 · 9 HN mentions · 19.39% share2026-07-18 · 5 HN mentions · 18.92% share2026-07-19 · 15 HN mentions · 17.90% share2026-07-20 · 25 HN mentions · 16.75% share2026-07-21 · 41 HN mentions · 16.09% share2026-07-22 · 23 HN mentions · 13.79% share2026-07-23 · 22 HN mentions · 13.16% share2026-07-24 · 15 HN mentions · 13.92% share2026-07-25 · 9 HN mentions · 14.08% share2026-07-26 · 18 HN mentions · 15.39% share2026-07-27 · 21 HN mentions · 17.17% share2026-07-28 · 19 HN mentions · 15.95% share2026-07-29 · 41 HN mentions · 17.88% share2026-07-30 · 13 HN mentions · 16.79% share2026-07-31 · 15 HN mentions · 16.35% share2026-08-01 · 41 HN mentions · 19.53% share2026-08-02 · 28 HN mentions · 21.07% share2026-08-03 · 29 HN mentions · 21.70% share2026-08-04 · 32 HN mentions · 22.21% share2026-08-05 · 26 HN mentions · 20.40% share2026-08-06 · 17 HN mentions · 20.80% share2026-08-07 · 11 HN mentions · 20.42% share2026-08-08 · 9 HN mentions · 17.59% share2026-08-09 · 12 HN mentions · 15.33% share2026-08-10 · 14 HN mentions · 13.61% share2026-08-11 · 22 HN mentions · 12.91% share2026-08-12 · 51 HN mentions · 15.23% share2026-08-13 · 23 HN mentions · 15.38% share2026-08-14 · 48 HN mentions · 17.97% share2026-08-15 · 14 HN mentions · 18.66% share2026-08-16 · 9 HN mentions · 18.78% share2026-08-17 · 37 HN mentions · 21.38% share2026-08-18 · 64 HN mentions · 25.10% share2026-08-19 · 24 HN mentions · 23.91% share2026-08-20 · 30 HN mentions · 25.00% share2026-08-21 · 27 HN mentions · 24.23% share2026-08-22 · 15 HN mentions · 23.30% share2026-08-23 · 3 HN mentions · 23.98% share2026-08-24 · 11 HN mentions · 22.83% share2026-08-25 · 35 HN mentions · 20.37% share2026-08-26 · 24 HN mentions · 21.05% share2026-08-27 · 26 HN mentions · 20.86% share2026-08-28 · 14 HN mentions · 20.65% share2026-08-29 · 121 HN mentions · 32.32% share2026-08-30 · 22 HN mentions · 32.39% share2026-08-31 · 18 HN mentions · 28.92% share2026-09-01 · 24 HN mentions · 26.35% share2026-09-02 · 27 HN mentions · 24.68% share2026-09-03 · 29 HN mentions · 24.83% share2026-09-04 · 19 HN mentions · 24.39% share2026-09-05 · 17 HN mentions · 16.88% share2026-09-06 · 3 HN mentions · 15.68% share2026-09-07 · 8 HN mentions · 16.52% share2026-09-08 · 7 HN mentions · 15.63% share2026-09-09 · 14 HN mentions · 14.85% share2026-09-10 · 22 HN mentions · 14.54% share2026-09-11 · 23 HN mentions · 14.97% share2026-09-12 · 6 HN mentions · 13.39% share2026-09-13 · 8 HN mentions · 13.81% share2026-09-14 · 17 HN mentions · 14.37% share2026-09-15 · 8 HN mentions · 14.50% share2026-09-16 · 9 HN mentions · 14.53% share2026-09-17 · 11 HN mentions · 12.02% share2026-09-18 · 14 HN mentions · 11.06% share2026-09-19 · 6 HN mentions · 11.39% share2026-09-20 · 8 HN mentions · 11.32% share2026-09-21 · 36 HN mentions · 13.67% share2026-09-22 · 19 HN mentions · 14.45% share2026-09-23 · 9 HN mentions · 13.50% share2026-09-24 · 19 HN mentions · 15.55% share2026-09-25 · 12 HN mentions · 15.01% share2026-09-26 · 9 HN mentions · 14.00% share2026-09-27 · 6 HN mentions · 13.94% share2026-09-28 · 9 HN mentions · 10.56% share2026-09-29 · 17 HN mentions · 10.15% share2026-09-30 · 13 HN mentions · 10.49% share2026-10-01 · 20 HN mentions · 9.72% share2026-10-02 · 21 HN mentions · 10.56% share2026-10-03 · 9 HN mentions · 11.18% share2026-10-04 · 16 HN mentions · 11.95% shareshare · max 32.39%bars · HN mentions/day · max 1212026-07-052026-10-04

Sources · Hacker News · GitHub stars (shown, not blended). HN query: “Cursor”. All agents → Methodology

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What is Cursor?

Cursor is a fork of VS Code rebuilt around an AI pair programmer. Includes inline tab-completion, agent mode (Composer), and multi-file edit flows powered by frontier models.

What model powers Cursor?

Cursor runs on claude-sonnet-4-6 and gpt-5 and gemini-3-pro. It uses a hybrid pattern with built-in tools.

Is Cursor open-source?

No · Cursor is a closed product from Anysphere. You can use it via their subscription.

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