Tabnine vs Cursor
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
Tabnine
AI code assistant with privacy focusCursor
AI-first code editorCategory
Coding Assistants
Coding Assistants
Pricing
freemium
freemium
Key Features
- Privacy-focused
- On-premise option
- Code completion
- Team learning
- IDE support
- Enterprise ready
- AI code generation
- Codebase understanding
- Multi-file edits
- Chat with code
- Tab completion
- Composer
About Tabnine
Tabnine provides AI-powered code completions with a focus on privacy and security. Can run on-premise for enterprise needs.
About Cursor
Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep AI integration for code generation, editing, and understanding. Built for AI-native development workflows.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Tabnine if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: Privacy-focused
- You value: On-premise option
Choose Cursor if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: AI code generation
- You value: Codebase understanding