agent · ai-coding-agents
Cursor vs Goose
55 fields both were evaluated on, 22 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 33 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime governance· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Permission scopes· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | 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 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | “Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Action space· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Operating environment· | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Safety policy· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Download the desktop app Available for macOS, Linux, and Windows”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Deployment options· | Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage “Download for macOS”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Integrations· | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model provider· | “Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Works with 15+ providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock, and more.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | “Use API keys or your existing Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini subscriptions via ACP .”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | “Model Context Protocol MCP is the open standard for connecting AI agents to tools and data sources.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “type @ for tools & MCPs, / for skills and commands”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Subagents Spawn independent subagents to handle tasks in parallel — code review, research, file processing — keeping the main conversation clean.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| API access· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Cursor | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | “Trusted by over half of the Fortune 500 to accelerate development, securely and at scale.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Cursor and Goose publish nothing on these 33 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 33 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Target sectors
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Cursor and Goose compare on autonomy level?
- Cursor: full autonomy agentic version. Goose: no public information disclosed.
- How do Cursor and Goose compare on base models?
- Cursor: Models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI and Cursor's own; named as written on the page. Goose: no public information disclosed.