Cursor vs Claude Code: An Honest Comparison After Six Months

By C.W. Jameson · Published 28 October 2025 · Last reviewed 28 October 2025

Short answer: Cursor for line-level edits, Claude Code for refactors that take more than twenty minutes. Longer answer follows.

After running both coding agents for six months on the same projects: where each wins, where each frustrates, and which to pay for first.