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Head-to-head · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

OpenCode vs Cursor: what 3 developers chose.

1,546 opinions. 3 developers named a direct preference: OpenCode 2–1. Approval is 66% vs 55%.

1,546 opinions1,169 developersNov 2025 – Nov 2026Methodology
OpenCode
66%
780 opinions · 569 developers
90 days: 55%
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Cursor
55%
766 opinions · 600 developers
90 days: 53%
Our call

If you want cost & pricing, choose OpenCode. If you want UX, choose Cursor. The 2–1 direct split is not a landslide; it is a difference in working style.

Choose OpenCode if you…

  • Want much stronger cost and usage-limit sentiment
  • Value customization and open-source control
  • Prefer a terminal agent over an IDE

Choose Cursor if you…

  • Want an IDE workflow
  • Care about speed
  • Want one interface for multiple agents
Where each wins

Cost & pricing for OpenCode. UX for Cursor.

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.

OpenCodeCursor
TopicMore complaints ← → More praiseNet
Cost & pricing 137 / 118 mentions
+65 / −2
UX 142 / 160 mentions
+34 / +26
Reliability 122 / 72 mentions
−36 / −61
Code quality 36 / 108 mentions
+6 / +9
Customization 91 / 30 mentions
+82 / +40
Autonomy 39 / 52 mentions
+33 / +15
Usage limits 43 / 37 mentions
+63 / −8
−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
TopicOpenCodeCursorMentions
Cost & pricing+65-2137 / 118
UX+34+26142 / 160
Reliability-36-61122 / 72
Code quality+6+936 / 108
Customization+82+4091 / 30
Autonomy+33+1539 / 52
Usage limits+63-843 / 37
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 OpenCode 2 developers

Cursor offers only one model outside the big four labs, while OpenCode supports a much wider range.

HN comment · May 30, 2026Read on HN ↗

Cursor's fast Auto mode wasted their time, while cheaper GLM 5.1 in OpenCode handled planning and implementation better.

HN comment · Apr 22, 2026Read on HN ↗

Picked Cursor 1 developers

Finds Cursor's CLI significantly better than OpenCode right now, though they want OpenCode and similar tools to succeed.

HN comment · Jan 11, 2026Read on HN ↗
Side by side

The numbers.

MetricOpenCodeCursor
Approval66%55%
Last 90 days55%53%
Opinions780766
Developers569600
First-hand opinions597583
Direct picks21
TypeTerminal agentAI IDE
Made byOpen sourceAnysphere
WebsiteVisit ↗Visit ↗
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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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