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Anysphere, Inc. (a SpaceX/SpaceXAI subsidiary as of Aug 2026)
AI-native code editor (VS Code fork) with an autonomous agent mode for multi-file edits and PRs.
BREAF's verdict
Why BREAF recommends (or doesn't) Cursor, the full guide, and the sources it was checked against are Premium.
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Free tier
Hobby plan: limited Agent requests and access to Composer, no card required
Commercial use
Included in every plan
Platforms
mac, windows, linux, cli
First released
2023-03-01
API docs
Available
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