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Codebuff vs Cursor
Live matchup data for Codebuff and Cursor: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
current leader: Cursor
usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d
through Jul 7, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Codebuff | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Codebuff | Anysphere |
| Homepage | codebuff.com | cursor.com |
| GitHub | CodebuffAI/codebuff | getcursor/cursor |
| Package | codebuff | — |
| Subscription plans |
snapshot Jul 8, 2026 |
snapshot Jul 8, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 7,183 | 33,015 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 107 | — |
| Latest release | v1.0.420-beta.185 · 260 d ago | — |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Codebuff | Cursor | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily | |||
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Codebuff | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 0 | 10 |
| Positive share | — | 40% |
| Negative share | — | 0% |
| Net sentiment | — | +40% |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Jul 8, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Codebuff more used than Cursor?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Codebuff shows 6.6B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and Cursor shows 12.6B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Codebuff pricing compare to Cursor?
- Codebuff tracked plans: 1x Usage ($100/mo), 2.5x Usage ($200/mo), 7x Usage ($500/mo), Pay As You Go (free). Cursor tracked plans: Hobby (free), Individual ($20.00/mo), Teams ($40.00/mo), Enterprise. Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Codebuff and Cursor score on coding benchmarks?
- No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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