Eaon vs Cursor
Eaon and Cursor
Cursor is an editor with its own agent. Eaon runs the agents you already pay for, side by side, and works next to whatever editor you like.
In short
Cursor is a full VS Code-based editor with its own agent, an Agents Window for parallel local and cloud agents, Bugbot pull request review, automations, and apps on the web and iOS. It runs only Cursor's agent, on a plan from $20 a month, and it is proprietary.
Eaon is free and open source, and runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity and Eaon's own agents together, each on its own branch, using your own logins. It isn't an editor, so many people use it alongside one. Cursor does more in the cloud and on your phone; Eaon adds local models and an everyday AI chat.
Feature by feature
Checked against Cursor's own site, docs and pricing on 12 October 2026. Each Cursor fact links to its source. Eaon's column describes Eaon 2026.6.2.
| Feature | Eaon | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Price and license | ||
| Price | Yes: $0. No account, no subscription | Partly: Hobby free, limited; Pro $20/month; Teams $40/user/month Source |
| Open source | Yes: Yes, GPL-3.0 | No: Proprietary Source |
| Platforms | Yes: macOS, Windows and Linux | Yes: macOS, Windows, Linux, web, iPhone and iPad Source |
| Agents | ||
| Runs other coding agents | Yes: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity, Eaon Code, Eaon CLI, or any CLI in a shell | No: Cursor's own agent only Source |
| Agents in parallel | Yes: A grid of real terminals, no pane limit | Yes: Local and cloud agents in the Agents Window Source |
| Git worktrees per task | Yes: Each session gets its own worktree and branch | Yes: A worktree per agent Source |
| Your own keys and plans | Yes: Agents use your own logins; Chat takes your API keys, ChatGPT or Copilot | Partly: API keys for cloud providers; no plan sign-in found Source |
| Local models | Yes: Built-in llama.cpp, plus Ollama and LM Studio | No: Not supported Source |
| In the app | ||
| Code editor | No: No editor. Agents edit; you review | Yes: A full editor, based on VS Code Source |
| Terminal | Yes: Real terminals that keep running | Yes: Built in Source |
| Browser | Partly: Its own browser in Chat and Workers, not in the ADE | Yes: A browser the agent controls Source |
| Pull request review | Yes: An agent reviews; you edit and post from the app | Partly: Manage PRs in the app; Bugbot reviews on GitHub Source |
| Issue tracker | Yes: Linear issues become sessions | Yes: Linear and Jira Source |
| Away from your desk | ||
| Other machines and cloud | Partly: Pair devices on your own network | Yes: Cloud agents, SSH and self-hosted workers Source |
| Phone | No: No phone app yet | Yes: iPhone and iPad Source |
| Scheduled runs | Yes: Scheduled tasks and always-on Workers | Yes: Automations for cloud agents Source |
| Voice input | Partly: Dictation in Chat | Yes: Dictation in the agent input Source |
| Beyond code | ||
| Everyday AI chat | Yes: Chat with any model, and Workers that keep going | Partly: Grok Bot, a separate app on paid plans Source |
Questions
Can I use Cursor and Eaon together?
Yes. Eaon isn't an editor, so keep Cursor for reading and writing code and use Eaon's ADE to run several agents at once, each on its own git branch.
Is Eaon really free?
Yes. Eaon is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no account and no subscription. You pay your model providers directly, or nothing at all with local models.
Is this comparison up to date?
We checked Cursor's own website, docs and pricing on 12 October 2026, and every Cursor fact links to where we read it. These products change quickly, so if something here is out of date, email support@eaon.dev and we'll fix it.