Cursor vs OpenHands
Cursor
cursor.com
OpenHands
openhands.devSide by side
| Figure | Cursor | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 3 |
| Spec score · Ai Development Tools | 9.4 (#1) | 8.0 (#10) |
| Spec score · AI Code Generators | 9.3 (#4) | 8.2 (#38) |
| Spec score · Ai Agents Assistants | 9.4 (#2) | 8.0 (#20) |
| Spec score · AI Code Generation Software | 9.2 (#3) | 8.2 (#20) |
| Agent mode | Agent carries out end-to-end coding tasks while keeping the programmer in the loop. | Yes |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, JetBrains, Slack, Linear, and MCP services. | The enterprise page lists GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Jira, and Linear integrations out of the box. |
| Support | Cursor directs users to its forum or to [email protected] for private questions. | The Enterprise plan includes priority support and a shared Slack channel, and the enterprise page says contracts include direct access to the research team. |
| What it does | Cursor is an AI coding agent and editor for understanding repositories, planning and building features, fixing bugs, and reviewing changes. | OpenHands is an open-source platform for building and running AI coding agents, with interfaces, automations, and controls for individual and organizational use. |
Plans
Cursor
- FreeFree
- HobbyFree
- Plus$8 a month
- Pro$20 a month
- Premium$30 a month
- Teams$30 a month
- Pro+$60 a month
- Super$100 a month
- Ultra$200 a month
- Ultra$200 a month
In their own words
Cursor
Cursor is a coding agent for building software, available as a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. Users can select models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI and Cursor, and launch fleets of agents to work in parallel for hours or days. Cursor also runs in the terminal, collaborates in Slack and reviews GitHub pull requests. Cloud Agents integrate with Slack, GitHub, GitHub Enterprise Server, GitLab and Linear. The free Hobby plan includes limited Agent requests and Composer access. Pro costs $20 a month, and Teams costs $40 a month. Every plan includes model usage; on-demand usage can continue after the included amount is consumed and is billed in arrears. Privacy Mode is described as preventing training on customer data, with technical and contractual protections applied through model providers. Enterprise adds repository, model and MCP controls, audit logs and service accounts; pricing is custom and no fixed amount is listed. Cursor holds listed security certifications and attestations, and directs users to its forum or an email contact for private questions.
OpenHands
OpenHands is an open-source platform for creating and operating AI coding agents. It offers a terminal or CLI, a shared web interface, and an SDK for building agents and coordinating workflows in code. Automations can start agents in response to activity on GitHub, Slack, Jira, or Linear, on schedules, and through supported integrations. Described engineering tasks include reviewing pull requests, triaging issues, investigating incidents, and opening pull requests with suggested fixes. OpenHands supports agent stacks including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Gemini CLI, as well as other stacks, closed models, and open weights. It can run locally, in the cloud, or in an organization’s VPC; enterprise customers can self-host on Kubernetes. Enterprise controls include runtime isolation, secret and tool permissions, audit logs, prompt-injection detection with automatic halting, and governance tools such as RBAC, reporting, budgeting, and an LLM gateway. The free Open Source plan lists one user and unlimited daily conversations; Individual lists one user and 10 daily conversations. Enterprise lists unlimited users and conversations. An early-preview Agent Canvas desktop app supports macOS, Windows, and Linux.