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by Anthropic
Pro tier
IDE + AI
Pro plan
by OpenAI
Plus subscription
Image Generation
Standard plan
Voice AI
Starter plan
Music Generation
Pro plan
Anthropic
AI-Powered IDE
Verdict: Claude Code excels at understanding complex requirements and generating high-quality, well-structured code. Cursor offers better integration with existing workflows and faster inline completions. Choose Claude Code for greenfield projects and complex refactoring; choose Cursor for day-to-day coding productivity.
Real-world software engineering tasks
Python programming problems
"Game changer for refactoring. Actually understands what I'm trying to do and suggests meaningful improvements."
"The v6 model is insane. Creating marketing visuals that used to take hours now takes minutes."
"Unbelievable voice quality. We use it for all our audiobook narration now. Saves thousands in studio costs."
MCPs enable AI models to securely access external data sources and tools. Think of them as standardized APIs that let AI agents interact with your databases, filesystems, web services, and more.
Connect AI to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and more for real-time data queries.
Safe, scoped access to local and cloud storage with permission controls.
Integrate with Slack, GitHub, Notion, and thousands of other services.