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| Field | Cursor | Windsurf | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-liner | The AI code editor. | The agentic IDE that keeps developers in flow. | Anthropic's agentic coding tool in your terminal. |
| Category | AI Coding | AI Coding | AI Coding |
| Starting price / mo | $20 | $15 | $20 |
| Company | Anysphere | Codeium | Anthropic |
| Founded | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
| GitHub | — | — | github.com/anthropics/claude-code |
| @cursor_ai | @windsurf_ai | @AnthropicAI | |
| Tags | Editor, VS Code Fork, Agentic | Editor, VS Code Fork, Agentic | CLI, Agentic, Terminal |
| Status | Tracked | Tracked | Tracked |