Pick Cursor if
software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor.
Read the Cursor pageCursor vs Handle
Our take
Pick Cursor if software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor. Pick Handle if design engineers on macOS 13+ Apple silicon (Studio) or Chrome (extension) who already pay Claude Code / Codex / Cursor and will stay on Handle at $0 while they select a first #net-worth node — not teams hunting a Handle Cloud SKU (none is printed). Skip Cursor if non-developers, or teams that cannot send code to a
Best for
Cursor Changing a real repo
Handle Design on localhost and let Claude Code / Codex write the PR
Free plan
Cursor $0 · limited Agent and Chat requests
Handle $0 · printed FREE AND OPEN SOURCE. No account
Lowest paid
Cursor Plus $8/mo · Grok models only
Handle Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Cursor Premium $30/mo · other models at API price
Handle
Coding agent
Cursor Agent + Tab inside the editor
Handle Claude Code
Runs where
Cursor Desktop editor; models hosted
Handle
Watch out
Cursor Plus is Grok-only
Handle $0 is Handle, not the agent
Last checked
Cursor 2026-10-19 · cursor.com/pricing
Handle 2026-10-23 · gethandle.ai
Which one, then?
Pick Handle if
design engineers on macOS 13+ Apple silicon (Studio) or Chrome (extension) who already pay Claude Code / Codex / Cursor and will stay on Handle at $0 while they select a first #net-worth node — not teams hunting a Handle Cloud SKU (none is printed).
Read the Handle page