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✓ Best pickCursorAI-first code editor with agentic coding.Free tier; paid plans from $8/mo
AlternativeGitHub CopilotAI pair programmer inside your editor and GitHub.Free tier, paid from $10/mo (Pro)
Setup in ~10 minutes
- Download Cursor from cursor.com and open your existing project folder; it imports VS Code settings and extensions.
- Use Tab completion as you type for small edits and boilerplate.
- Open the agent chat, describe the change ('add a /health endpoint that returns build version'), and let it propose edits across files.
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