Your code is never stored. GDPR-compliant processing with immediate data deletion.
View our security standardsLurus Code vs Cursor
You want a capable coding agent, not necessarily a new editor. Lurus brings agentic work to VS Code and the terminal – with model choice, reviewable changes and a Team model without seat fees.
One free week for Pro, Pro+ and Ultra. Paid subscription afterwards unless you cancel beforehand. Usage and features depend on your plan and credit.
Cursor is an integrated AI editor with Tab suggestions, agents and cloud workflows. Lurus is the alternative when you want to extend your existing VS Code/CLI workflow.
Extend instead of move
The choice isn't agent or no agent. It's an integrated AI editor or an agent in your existing environment.
Explore Lurus in VS CodeUse your files and project context in VS Code.
Have changes to the project planned and implemented.
Evaluate the diff and tests with your existing tooling.
Not just answers. Work on your project.
Lurus connects context, planning, changes and verification in your development workflow. You set the direction and review the result.
Choose a view or bring the back image forward.
01 / In your editor
Work with Lurus in VS Code: use files and selections as context, describe a change and let the agent work on your project. Inline Edit helps with focused adjustments.
Explore the workflow
03 / Before the merge
Inspect changes with the code review workflow. Use findings as a starting point for improvements and review the final diff yourself – an agent does not replace approval.
Explore the workflow
Product captures show example projects. Features depend on your plan. Multi-agent orchestration requires Ultra and available credit; tests and human review remain necessary.
The right alternative for you
Lurus Code
Cursor
The direct comparison
No benchmark and no winner scoring. This compares documented product approaches; availability and limits may vary by plan, model and surface.
Work together. Keep usage intentional.
No seat or team base fee on the Team model. You pay for actual model and AI feature usage from a shared balance. Admins manage monthly member budgets and model access.
Lurus pricing and terms€0 does not mean free AI usage. Individual plans have their own subscriptions and limits. Converting an account to Team is permanent; it cannot return to individual plans.
Cursor
Cursor combines subscriptions with included model usage and optional extra usage. Teams are billed per user. Whether switching is worthwhile depends on actual consumption, not just the seat price.
Current provider pricingYour code stays yours
Lurus documents Zero Data Retention for source code and request context, and no model training. The contracting party is in Germany. Processing regions are disclosed per model route – not every route is EU-only.
Cursor
With Privacy Mode enabled, Cursor documents no training and ZDR agreements with model providers. Abuse investigations and explicitly enabled non-ZDR models have exceptions. BYOK requests still pass through Cursor's backend; temporary caching is documented separately.
Read the provider documentationNo. Evaluate Lurus in a separate VS Code/CLI workflow using a bounded task. Compare changes, tests, usability and costs. If you mainly want specialized Tab completion, Cursor has a different emphasis from Lurus.
Lurus offers models from different providers in one workflow. Selection and cost depend on the current catalog, your plan and available credit. Team admins can restrict allowed models. Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf and Cline also offer multiple models – that alone is not a unique advantage.
Not generally. Pro, Pro+ and Ultra offer a one-week trial followed by a paid subscription unless you cancel in time. The Team model has no seat or team base fee; actual AI usage is paid from the shared balance. Conversion to Team is permanent.
Not exclusively: the context needed for AI processing is transmitted. Lurus documents Zero Data Retention and no model training for this data. Providers and processing regions are disclosed per route. Review the Security page, privacy policy and DPA for the precise scope.
No. AI agents can make mistakes. Inspect changes, run appropriate tests and retain your review and approval processes. This comparison does not claim measured superiority in speed or code quality.
Checkable, not sweeping
An editorial comparison by Lurus Code using official provider sources. Not an independent performance test. Prices, names, features and privacy terms may change; the linked provider information is authoritative.
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Take a real task from your project. Let Lurus work on it. Evaluate the diff, the tests and your workflow – not just a promise.
One free week for Pro, Pro+ and Ultra. Paid subscription afterwards unless you cancel beforehand. Usage and features depend on your plan and credit.
Lura is the language model adapted by Lurus for coding tasks. It uses separate Lura credits provided in addition to your regular model credits.
