What it is
Cursor: An AI code editor you install — Us: An agent with a machine included
Looking for a Cursor alternative
Cursor makes coding faster. This skips the coding.
Cursor Pro is $20 a month for an editor that writes code with you — and it is very good at being that. But an editor assumes the thing you want is to edit code. If the thing you want is a working website or app, the editor is a middleman.
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The short version
Cursor, in three questions.
Who drives
Cursor: You, in the editor, accepting edits — Us: You, in sentences; it builds
Plans
Cursor: Free (limited) · Pro $20/mo · Teams $40/user/mo — Us: Free to start · from $10/mo billed annually
| Question | Cursor | Amelia’s Agent |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI code editor you install | An agent with a machine included |
| Who drives | You, in the editor, accepting edits | You, in sentences; it builds |
| Plans | Free (limited) · Pro $20/mo · Teams $40/user/mo | Free to start · from $10/mo billed annually |
| Cost visibility | Plan limits on Agent requests | The rate before you send, the cost on the answer |
| Publishing | Yours to arrange | One click, certificate included |
The Cursor column is quoted from their own published pages as read on 2026-08-31, not characterised. Where their page does not answer a question the cell says so — on a table whose headline is that nobody publishes the price, that is the answer. Check every cell against their site; that is the point of writing it this way.
Where they are better
For a developer editing a codebase daily, Cursor is the stronger tool.
Inline edits, project-wide context, your own keybindings — an editor is the right home for someone whose job is the code itself. This is for the person whose job is the business the code serves, who wants outcomes without adopting an editor to get them.
The question that decides it
A dollar is a unit you already understand.
Credits are a currency with no published exchange rate. Here the unit is a dollar: what the model provider charged us plus 20–30% — 30% on the trial, Amelia’s Chat AI and Pro, 28% on Pro Plus, 22% on Pro Max — with that rate under the composer before you send and what the answer cost printed on the answer. Free to start with no card, building plans from $10 a month billed annually, and a spending limit on from day one.
And if you want to know who is making these claims: a software company that has shipped for other businesses since 2005.
If you are still weighing it up
See the price before you spend it.
Type what you want on the home page — it estimates the cost before you sign in, and there is no card to start.
Questions
Asked, answered
Do I need to install anything?
No. Amelia's Agent runs in the browser and on the phone; a private machine is started for you in seconds. There is a desktop app if you want builds to run on your own computer — also without a terminal.
Is this cheaper than Cursor?
Different shape: Cursor Pro is $20 a month for the editor. Here plans start at $10 a month billed annually, and each build turn is priced on the answer — the measured showcase builds cost around $0.0092 each.
Can a developer use both?
Plenty will: Cursor for daily editing, this for whole builds that should just happen — with the repo shared between them, because every project here is a normal git repository.