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Cursor vs VSCodium: catalog facts
Cursor	VSCodium
Freemium A free tier is available, with paid plans for more model usage.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Familiar VS Code base and editing model Agents that work across multiple files	The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration
AI features depend on hosted models Heavier use requires a paid plan	Extensions come from Open VSX, so a few marketplace-only extensions are missing Microsoft’s proprietary extensions, including the C# debugger and Remote Development, are not licensed for it
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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