# Cursor: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 68 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cursor

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 2% | 4 | 25% | 63 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 203 | 100% | 3 |
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 132 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pick Cursor or Windsurf if: You want the most seamless experience for multi-file refactoring and rapid feature generation" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI coding)
- "If you want the most powerful AI experience and don't mind switching editors → Go with Cursor." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI coding)
- "Cursor is currently the dominant choice due to its seamless balance of power and ease of use" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI coding)
- "Cursor (free tier or Pro) or Tabnine (free tier) are excellent starting points" (MiniMax M2.5, AI coding)

## And against it

- "any extension of the popular AI development tool Cursor can access the developer's API keys and session tokens, leading to full credential compromise" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Enterprise AI)
- "Verdict: Use with extreme caution, especially without enterprise controls and Privacy Mode explicitly enabled." (Kimi K2, AI coding)
- "Cursor's pricing page indicates model usage can be billed separately at list price for third-party models, which can make spend less predictable." (GPT-5.4 mini, AI coding)
- "Be particularly cautious with: Autonomous agent modes in tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Aider, Devin, and Copilot Workspace" (Perplexity Sonar, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cursor, from 164 of the 184 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 60
- dev.to: 44
- gane.ai/index: 44
- superblocks.com: 36
- docs.github.com: 34
- daily.dev: 22
- sourcegraph.com: 22
- cursor.com: 21 (its own site)
- checkmarx.com: 19
- getorchestra.io: 16

### Pages cited

- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants: 23
- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 20
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/smb: 18
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 16
- https://bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/KI/ANSSI_BSI_AI_Coding_Assistants.pdf: 15
- https://daily.dev/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants-comparison: 15
- https://zapier.com/blog/ai-coding-tools: 15
- https://sourcegraph.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistant: 14

## In its own words

What Cursor's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI Coding Agent for Building Ambitious Software (https://cursor.com/)
- For: teams that build world-class software (https://cursor.com/)
- Price stated: Free; $20 / mo.; $40 / user / mo.; Custom (https://cursor.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 0 (https://cursor.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Hobby (https://cursor.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, AIUC-1
- Customers named: Y Combinator, NVIDIA, Eureka Labs, Stripe, shadcn/ui, OpenAI, Brex, Sentry

## What it publishes

Every page cursor.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 45989 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 126 pages, 25 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- webinar or virtual event: 65 pages, 24 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- conference or event: 42079 pages, 84 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-12
- comparison: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173163 https://forum.cursor.com/t/issue-with-arabic-text-cursor/173163
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173165 https://forum.cursor.com/t/paper-design-not-connecting/173165
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173166 https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-can-not-use-always-reconnecting/173166
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173167 https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-computer-updates-is-there-an-automatic-or-scheduled-option/173167
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173168 https://forum.cursor.com/t/show-browser-bookmarks-in-the-ide-browser-tab/173168
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 173171 https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-imported-claude-code-plugin-hooks-get-a-cursor-shaped-payload-so-pretooluse-gates-fail-open/173171

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.