Cursor vs. Google Gemini

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cursor
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Cursor is an IDE and code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor includes an autocomplete that predicts the next edit. Once enabled, it is always on and will suggest edits to code across multiple lines.
$20
per month
Google Gemini
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Google Gemini (formerly Bard) is an AI assistant, presented as a creative and helpful collaborator. Gemini for Workspace is available via two plans: a Gemini Enterprise add-on, and a Gemini Business add-on.N/A
Pricing
CursorGoogle Gemini
Editions & Modules
Pro
$20
per month
Teams
$40
per month per user
Pro+
$60
per month
Ultra
$200
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CursorGoogle Gemini
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEvery plan includes a set amount of model usage. Additional usage is based on the models and features used. The Bugbot add-on is available at $40 per month, per user, or with Custom pricing for Enterprise customers. A discount is available for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
CursorGoogle Gemini
Considered Both Products
Cursor

No answer on this topic

Google Gemini
Chose Google Gemini
I like the UI of Google Gemini way more, and I also love the inbuilt integrations it has with open google docs and sheets. ChatGPT does not have (AFAIK) a Deep research section.
Google Gemini Gems is also an awesome addition which helps to automate mundane/repetitive tasks. I …
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CursorGoogle Gemini
Small Businesses
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Score 9.2 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.2 out of 10

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Enterprises
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
CursorGoogle Gemini
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(2 ratings)
8.7
(14 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(2 ratings)
9.2
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
CursorGoogle Gemini
Likelihood to Recommend
Anysphere, Inc.
It is great for non-coders who have some technology knowledge and are comfortable following Cursor's instructions to build and deploy a webapp. Good prompting skills are needed. It is not for those who are not comfortable looking at raw codes. Cursor also is not very creative when it comes to user interface design.
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Google
Gemini is well suited to help in customer service, to create summaries of emails sent by customers, generating possible responses to them, rephrasing communications, help create and then correct SQL queries, interpreting responses, it's not so good if you need to help with a sensitive topic due to it taking personally identifying information
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Pros
Anysphere, Inc.
  • state-of-art IDE
  • Best LLMs one click away
  • Code suggestions very easy to use
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Google
  • Deep research for getting first business research draft from Gemini, post which i use series of prompts to improve it and use my understanding to refine it further
  • Canvas to produce structured business topic research and newsletter. Direct edits to the sections and making client ready reports
  • Learning mode to get help on step by step automation of AI workflows
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Cons
Anysphere, Inc.
  • Very complex user interface
  • As it generate codes for additional features, it sometimes affects existing funtions
  • Black interface hard to read
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Google
  • Currently the document database caps out at 10, requiring us to condense some of our policies
  • It's large context window is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes it stops generating half way through a very ambitious request as it delivers page after page of content
  • There is no way to share Gems currently, so we have to publish guides to our employees on how to best configure them
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Usability
Anysphere, Inc.
Really easy to use; we've been replacing all other IDEs for it now. As it is a fork of Visual Studio Code, we transitioned to it in a very smooth way, and now our development process is faster than ever. It supports a bunch of languages and we don't need to have a webpage with an LLM open now because it is all with Cursor.
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Google
Google Gemini Web UI provided an intuitive user experience with a collapsible side menu and a recent chat feature. It has a nice, clean design and easy-to-use "Ask Gemini" chat control with an integrated Tool menu that provides quick access to Deep Research and Create images options. One can also search for chats quickly and efficiently.
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Alternatives Considered
Anysphere, Inc.
Softr's chat AI is less sophisticated. However, it is great for building simple database-driven webapps. I have used it together with Airtable to build a very simple webapp. It is drag and drop. Vercel V0's chatAI is faster and more friendly. The user interface is also more visually appealing and user friendly. It is comparable to Cursor though I have only used V0 briefly so have not gone through the learning curve.
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Google
Hootsuite's OwlyGPT is great for social listening data, but Gemini is far ahead in terms of caption writing and other writing needs. Even for content creation ideas, I'd rather take the social listening insights then feed that to Gemini. ChatGPT I truly have never been a fan of. Gemini's interface has always intrigued me more and I find it to have great functionality. Lastly, I included Perplexity - just to note another tool I've used. Perplexity is great for deep research, but outside of this I would always go with Gemini.
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Return on Investment
Anysphere, Inc.
  • Development speed increased at least 25%
  • The result of the final Product is better than before/without it
  • We use it as a standard now
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Google
  • Free way to gain another team member
  • Helps me be more efficient and overcome blocks in my workflow
  • Speeds up my ability to update our website's calendar by easily double if not more
  • Allows me to dabble in areas that I have no expertise in such as coding
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