Claude Code vs Cursor

Head-to-head adoption data comparison based on real metrics

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Claude Code
CLI Tool
Monthly Downloads
21.3M
Total: 21.3M
Description
AI assistant for terminal that understands your codebase, edits files, and runs commands
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Cursor
IDE
Description
AI-first code editor built on VS Code with integrated AI assistance
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Side-by-Side Metrics

Metric Claude Code Cursor
Monthly Downloads 21.3M Leader 0
Community Mentions 0 4,513 Leader

Community Sentiment

No sentiment data for Claude Code
Cursor (4,513 mentions)
9% positive 0% negative 91% neutral

Summary

Claude Code has 21.3M monthly downloads while Cursor is not distributed via package registries.

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This comparison uses real adoption metrics collected from NPM, PyPI, GitHub, benchmark leaderboards, and pricing data sources. All data is publicly verifiable and updated daily.

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Sources: NPM Registry API, PyPI API, GitHub API, SWE-bench, Official Pricing Pages

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