| Cursor Agent | GitHub Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| arenaElo | 1378 | 1351 |
| humanEval | 91.2 | 89.9 |
| sweBench | 62 | 55 |
| mmlu | 88.7 | 86.7 |
| gpqa | 59.4 | 55.1 |
| aime | 85 | 80 |
| Price in/out ($/M) | $0 / $0 | $0 / $0 |
Cursor gives you an AI-native IDE with agent loops; Copilot brings AI into the IDE you already use. Cursor wins on agent UX; Copilot wins on integration and price. Start with Copilot; upgrade to Cursor if your team spends all day in the AI chat pane.