agent · ai-coding-agents
Augment Code vs Cursor
55 fields both were evaluated on, 24 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 31 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Explainability· | “CI Failure Investigator ★ Triggered on any failed GitHub Actions run — reads the log, identifies the root-cause step, and posts a plain-English diagnosis as a PR comment with a suggested fix.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | full autonomy agentic version “In Cursor, you can do Cmd+K for targeted edits, or let it rip with the full autonomy agentic version.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “agents carry the repetitive middle of the SDLC, humans decide at the checkpoints, and every run sharpens the next.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Action space· | “Execute Code · Review · Triage”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Operating environment· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Standing loops across every team. Always running, always sharing, always improving.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Model or system card· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Incident reporting· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | “Managed cloud sandboxes, your own machines for code that cannot leave the building, or pools of both.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage “Download for macOS”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “Native triggers for GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira, schedules, and typed webhooks for the rest of your stack.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | Models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI and Cursor's own; named as written on the page “Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Model provider· | “Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Model swappable· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Fine-tuning· | “Improve the prompt once; every future run upgrades.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Context window· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | ||
| Tool use· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “type @ for tools & MCPs, / for skills and commands”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | “Loops hand outcomes to each other: triage feeds authoring, authoring feeds review, postmortems file the next tickets.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Augment Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | “Cosmos is the platform built for the second.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Trusted by over half of the Fortune 500 to accelerate development, securely and at scale.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| High-risk domains· | “Security Remediation From CVE alert to a reviewed fix”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Augment Code and Cursor publish nothing on these 31 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 31 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Target sectors
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- API access
- Open source
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Third-party evaluations
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Permission scopes
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Augment Code and Cursor compare on autonomy level?
- Augment Code: no public information disclosed. Cursor: full autonomy agentic version.