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Cursor vs OpenCode

Live matchup data for Cursor and OpenCode: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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CursorAnysphere

openrouter tokens/day

21.8B15.7%rank #23

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

openrouter tokens/day

4.5B23.9%rank #51

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

current leader: Cursor

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d

through Aug 20, 2026

side by side

Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Cursor and OpenCode.
SpecCursorOpenCode
VendorAnysphereSST
Homepagecursor.comopencode.ai
GitHubgetcursor/cursorsst/opencode
Packageopencode-ai
Subscription plans
  • Hobby free
  • Individual (Pro) $20.00/mo
  • Teams (Standard) $40.00/mo
  • Enterprise

snapshot Aug 21, 2026

  • Free Models free
  • Pay-as-you-go
  • Teams (Beta) free

snapshot Aug 21, 2026

Latest plan change

Cursor plans changed: Enterprise limits changed; added Individual (Pro), Teams (Standard); removed Individual, Teams

detected Aug 21, 2026

OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Free Models

detected Aug 21, 2026

GitHub stars33,151199,663
Pkg downloads/day0
Latest releasev1.18.19 · 2 d ago

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

head to head

Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Cursor and OpenCode: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkCursorOpenCodeSource
aider-edit
30.1%Sep 30 · ollama/wojtek/opencodeinterpreter:6.7b
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Cursor and OpenCode over the trailing 30 days.
SignalCursorOpenCode
Mentions (30d)287
Positive share21.3%
Negative share20.9%
Net sentiment+0.3%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Aug 21, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Cursor more used than OpenCode?
As of Aug 20, 2026, Cursor shows 21.8B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and OpenCode shows 4.5B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does Cursor pricing compare to OpenCode?
Cursor tracked plans: Hobby (free), Individual (Pro) ($20.00/mo), Teams (Standard) ($40.00/mo), Enterprise. OpenCode tracked plans: Free Models (free), Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta) (free). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Cursor and OpenCode score on coding benchmarks?
The tape holds 0 tracked results for Cursor and 1 for OpenCode, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
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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