agent · ai-coding-agents
Cursor vs Tabnine
55 fields both were evaluated on, 27 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 28 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | full auditability across users, teams, and workspaces “Tabnine gives you centralized visibility, granular access controls, policy enforcement, and full auditability across users, teams, and workspaces”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | centralized visibility, granular access controls, policy enforcement “Tabnine gives you centralized visibility, granular access controls, policy enforcement”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Permission scopes· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | granular access controls “Tabnine gives you centralized visibility, granular access controls, policy enforcement”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | GDPR, ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001, and SOC 2, per the vendor's trust center. “GDPR ISO 9001:2015 ISO/IEC 27001 SOC 2”trust.tabnine.com · checked Aug 30, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 tabnine.com · 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 tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | no public information tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Action space· | no public information tabnine.com · 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 | IDEs, and deployment environments “Tabnine provides the context layer that makes AI reliable in the enterprise. Our AI Coding Platform brings that context into the developer workflow, and the Enterprise Context Engine makes it available to any agent or tool—across preferred models, IDEs, and deployment environments.”tabnine.com · 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 tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| Data handling· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | no data leaves your infrastructure “In air-gapped or secure environments, no data leaves your infrastructure.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage “Download for macOS”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | SaaS, on-prem, or fully air-gapped “Deploy anywhere — SaaS, on-prem, or fully air-gapped”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | most of the popular modern IDEs “It works seamlessly with most of the popular modern IDEs.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Support model· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | responds, at most, within hours of the inquiry / issue “Their support is great and responds, at most, within hours of the inquiry / issue.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | a good variety of AI models, including the most recent ones “They have a good variety of AI models, including the most recent ones.”tabnine.com · 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 | no public information tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | supports multiple models and lets developers select the one they prefer “Can developers choose their preferred LLM? Yes. Tabnine supports multiple models and lets developers select the one they prefer.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Fine-tuning· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | “Fine-tuning models on repos/internal codebases.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “type @ for tools & MCPs, / for skills and commands”cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | no public information tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | offers AI agents for every stage of the SDLC, from planning and code creation to testing and documentation “Tabnine offers AI agents for every stage of the SDLC, from planning and code creation to testing and documentation.”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Cursor | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | millions of developers and thousands of companies “Tabnine is the original AI coding assistant trusted by millions of developers and thousands of companies”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments “Built for Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| High-risk domains· | no public information cursor.com · checked Aug 3, 2026 | Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments “Built for Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments”tabnine.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Cursor and Tabnine publish nothing on these 28 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 28 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Open weights
- Context window
- API access
- Open source
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on autonomy level?
- Cursor: full autonomy agentic version. Tabnine: no public information disclosed.
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on user base?
- Cursor: no public information disclosed. Tabnine: millions of developers.
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on target sectors?
- Cursor: no public information disclosed. Tabnine: Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments.
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on high-risk domains?
- Cursor: no public information disclosed. Tabnine: Mission-Critical and Highly Secure Environments.
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on availability?
- Cursor: no public information disclosed. Tabnine: stable and mature.
- How do Cursor and Tabnine compare on deployment options?
- Cursor: Desktop application; macOS download offered on the homepage. Tabnine: SaaS, on-prem, or fully air-gapped.