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Head-to-head · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Cursor vs JetBrains Junie: what 3 developers chose.

819 opinions. 3 developers named a direct preference: JetBrains Junie 2–1. Approval is 55% vs 60%.

819 opinions634 developersNov 2025 – Nov 2026Methodology
Cursor
55%
766 opinions · 600 developers
90 days: 53%
VS
JetBrains Junie
60%
53 opinions · 34 developers
90 days: 33%
Our call

If you want UX, choose Cursor. If you want code quality, choose JetBrains Junie. The 2–1 direct split is not a landslide; it is a difference in working style.

Choose Cursor if you…

  • Want fast autocomplete and many model choices
  • Value a large evidence base with 583 firsthand reports
  • Can accept reliability and usage-limit complaints

Choose JetBrains Junie if you…

  • Use JetBrains IDEs and want the agent built in
  • Want a subscription with included tokens and top-ups
  • Want fewer reliability complaints and predictable behavior on routine tasks
Where each wins

UX for Cursor. Code quality for JetBrains Junie.

Net sentiment per topic: praise minus complaints, as a share of mentions. Positive means more praise than complaints. Hover a dot for the raw counts.

CursorJetBrains Junie
TopicMore complaints ← → More praiseNet
UX 160 / 7 mentions
+26 / +14
Code quality 108 / 9 mentions
+9 / +78
Cost & pricing 118 / 7 mentions
−2 / +43
Reliability 72 / 9 mentions
−61 / +11
Speed 52 / 5 mentions
+69 / +60
−100−500+50+100

Net sentiment = praise minus complaints, as a share of each tool's mentions. The dot lanes are only for readability; position is the score.

View data table
TopicCursorJetBrains JunieMentions
UX+26+14160 / 7
Code quality+9+78108 / 9
Cost & pricing-2+43118 / 7
Reliability-61+1172 / 9
Speed+69+6052 / 5
Why developers switched

The same decision, from both sides.

Paraphrased from comments where a developer named a preference or described a switch. Each links to the original.

Picked Cursor 1 developers

Used Junie at launch and found it unreliable; Cursor with Composer has been issue-free, though they miss PyCharm.

HN comment · Apr 25, 2026Read on HN ↗

Picked JetBrains Junie 2 developers

Pays about $100 a month in tokens on a JetBrains plan that includes Junie, and says it beats Cursor.

HN comment · Apr 22, 2026Read on HN ↗

Reports about $100 a month for a JetBrains plan with Junie, free tokens and paid top-ups, and rates it above Cursor.

HN comment · Apr 22, 2026Read on HN ↗
Side by side

The numbers.

MetricCursorJetBrains Junie
Approval55%60%
Last 90 days53%33%
Opinions76653
Developers60034
First-hand opinions58345
Direct picks12
TypeAI IDEIDE agent
Made byAnysphereJetBrains
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Methodology

How to read this comparison.

Approval is the positive share of opinions that took a side, with the rank based on the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval. Direct picks count comments where a developer explicitly preferred one tool or described switching. Small samples are noisier; check the opinion counts.

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