agent · ai-coding-agents
Blackbox AI 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 | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Permission scopes· | “SSO sign-in across every surface One commit covers the full organization”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Evaluation coverage· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed on NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “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· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Action space· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Operating environment· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Initiative· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “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 | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party evaluations· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | Per-token Enterprise commits “Per-token Enterprise commits · rates improve with spend”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Price point· | $1.40, $1.90, $0.74, $0.32, $0.60 “zai glm-5.2 Text 1M $1.40 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed Code 262K $1.90 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code Code 262K $0.74 DEPLOY nvidia nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY alibaba qwen3.7-plus Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY minimax minimax-m3 Text 1M $0.60”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 |
| Availability· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage “Download for macOS”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | 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· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Open weights· | open-weight model “Enterprise Inference runs the open-weight model that you choose”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | ||
| Tool use· | “Agents & tooling The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 | “type @ for tools & MCPs, / for skills and commands”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Blackbox AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 |
| Deployment scale· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 |
| Target sectors· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Blackbox AI 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.
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Multi-agent
- API access
- Open source
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Runtime governance
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
Questions
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on autonomy level?
- Blackbox AI: no public information disclosed. Cursor: full autonomy agentic version.
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on user base?
- Blackbox AI: 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies. Cursor: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on target sectors?
- Blackbox AI: ENTERPRISE. Cursor: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on pricing model?
- Blackbox AI: Per-token Enterprise commits. Cursor: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on price point?
- Blackbox AI: $1.40, $1.90, $0.74, $0.32, $0.60. Cursor: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Cursor compare on deployment options?
- Blackbox AI: no public information disclosed. Cursor: Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage.