All comparisons
Codeium vs Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
The three tools most developers actually choose between when they want AI in their editor. One is a full editor, one is a completion layer, one is the incumbent.
CodeiumCode Generation | CursorCode Generation | GitHub CopilotCode Generation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Free AI code completion, now part of Devin Desktop | AI-first code editor built on VS Code | Your AI pair programmer that writes code with you |
| What it does | Codeium was a free AI code completion tool. It became Windsurf, and Cognition has since folded it into Devin, where codeium.com now redirects. | Cursor is an AI-first code editor that brings large language model assistance directly into the editing experience. | GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests entire lines, functions, and code blocks in real-time as developers write software. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Paid |
| Pricing details | Now billed as Devin Desktop. Free $0 with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits, limited models. Pro $20/month for full model access and cloud agents. Max $200/month. Teams $80/month plus $40 per full dev seat. Enterprise on request. | Hobby (Free): 2,000 completions/month. Pro: $20/month with $20 credit pool. Ultra: $200/month (20x Pro's credit). Teams: $40/user/month | $10/month for individuals, $19/user/month for businesses, Free for students |
| Price range | $0 - $200/mo | $0 - $200/mo | $10 - $19/mo |
| Category | Code Generation | Code Generation | Code Generation |
| Tags | AICode CompletionFreeMulti-EditorNatural Language | AICode EditorVS CodeIDEAI-First | code-completionai-codingdeveloper-toolsproductivitygithubideprogramming |
| Website | Visit Codeium | Visit Cursor | Visit GitHub Copilot |
CodeiumCode Generation
- Tagline
- Free AI code completion, now part of Devin Desktop
- What it does
- Codeium was a free AI code completion tool. It became Windsurf, and Cognition has since folded it into Devin, where codeium.com now redirects.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Now billed as Devin Desktop. Free $0 with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits, limited models. Pro $20/month for full model access and cloud agents. Max $200/month. Teams $80/month plus $40 per full dev seat. Enterprise on request.
- Price range
- $0 - $200/mo
- Category
- Code Generation
- Tags
- AICode CompletionFreeMulti-EditorNatural Language
- Website
- Visit Codeium
CursorCode Generation
- Tagline
- AI-first code editor built on VS Code
- What it does
- Cursor is an AI-first code editor that brings large language model assistance directly into the editing experience.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Hobby (Free): 2,000 completions/month. Pro: $20/month with $20 credit pool. Ultra: $200/month (20x Pro's credit). Teams: $40/user/month
- Price range
- $0 - $200/mo
- Category
- Code Generation
- Tags
- AICode EditorVS CodeIDEAI-First
- Website
- Visit Cursor
GitHub CopilotCode Generation
- Tagline
- Your AI pair programmer that writes code with you
- What it does
- GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code completion tool that suggests entire lines, functions, and code blocks in real-time as developers write software.
- Pricing
- Paid
- Pricing details
- $10/month for individuals, $19/user/month for businesses, Free for students
- Price range
- $10 - $19/mo
- Category
- Code Generation
- Tags
- code-completionai-codingdeveloper-toolsproductivitygithubideprogramming
- Website
- Visit GitHub Copilot
Which should you pick?
Cursor asks you to switch editors, and pays that back with codebase-wide context and multi-file edits that the plugin-based tools cannot match. GitHub Copilot is the safe institutional choice: it lives inside the editor you already use, and the billing already exists if your company is on GitHub. Codeium is the one to look at if cost is the deciding factor, though note it is now billed as Devin Desktop, so check the current plan names before you commit a team to it.