VS ARENA
FIGHT NIGHT: 2025 SEASON
Cursor
9.5
- + Built-in AI
- + One-click fix
- + Codebase RAG
- - Paid subscription
- - Privacy concerns
VS
VS Code + Copilot
8
- Industry standard +
- Huge ecosystem +
- Cheaper +
- AI feels bolted on -
- Context window limits -
Winner: Cursor
"Cursor is what VS Code should have been."
GPT-4o
9
- + Multimodal
- + Fast
- + Voice Mode
- - Logic degradation
- - Lazy coding
VS
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
9.8
- Best for Coding +
- Nuanced writing +
- Artifacts UI +
- Rate limits -
- No image generation -
Winner: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
"For developers and writers, Claude is currently King."