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How Commandr compares

All three use AI to help you build software, but they take on different parts of the job. Here’s what each one is best at.

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  • Commandr

    A crew of specialist agents

    Best for taking an idea all the way to a finished app, with a specialist for each step.

    • Any model, even local
    • Apple silicon Macs

  • Cursor

    An AI code editor

    Best for writing code yourself, with autocomplete as you type and an agent built into the editor.

    • Built on VS Code
    • Mac, Windows, Linux

  • Claude Code

    A coding agent

    Best for handing tasks to an agent in your codebase, from the terminal, your editor or CI.

    • Terminal, VS Code, JetBrains
    • Mac, Windows, Linux
FeatureCommandrCursorClaude Code

Where Commandr leads

Built into Commandr, each handled by its own specialist agent. Cursor and Claude Code can do these if you ask, but they aren’t built in.

Written scope with acceptance criteriaYesPartlyPlan modePartlyPlan mode
Plan audited for gaps and risksYesNoNo
Wireframes of every screenYesNoNo
Design system: colours, type and spacingYesNoNo
Stack chosen and project scaffoldedYesNoNo
Frontend, backend and database specialistsYesNoPartlyYour own subagents
Running app checked against the designYesNoNo
Tests written and run, failures sent backYesNoNo
README written from the finished codeYesNoNo
Drift between scope, design and code spottedYesNoNo

Models and privacy

Which models you can use, and where your requests go.

Models from several providersYesYesNoClaude only
Free local modelsYesOllama, LM StudioNoNo
Your own API key for every featureYesNoChat onlyPartlySome need a Claude plan
Requests go straight to your providerYesNoVia Cursor’s serversYes

Where Cursor and Claude Code lead

What they do that Commandr doesn’t, yet.

Windows and LinuxNoApple silicon MacsYesYes
Autocomplete as you typeNoYesCursor TabNo
Runs in the terminal and CINoYesCursor CLIYes
Works inside your code editorNoOpens in VS Code or CursorYesIt is the editorYesVS Code, JetBrains
Agents that run in the cloudNoYesYes

The basics

What all three get right.

Checkpoints you can restoreYesYesYes
Real files in your own projectYesYesYes
Works on code you already haveYesYesYes
PriceFree in betaFree plan, Pro from $20/moClaude Pro $20/mo, or pay per use

Checked against each product’s own docs. Commandr isn’t affiliated with Anysphere or Anthropic; Cursor and Claude Code are trademarks of their owners.

Sources and how to read the marks

A half mark means partly, and the note says what it covers. A cross under “Where Commandr leads” means there’s no such step built in, though you can ask its agent for something similar.

Cursor: Agent, Tab, CLI, Cloud agents, VS Code, Models, API keys, Download, Pricing.

Claude Code: Overview, Setup, VS Code, JetBrains, Headless, GitHub Actions, On the web, Models, Gateways, Checkpointing, Subagents, Pricing.

Try the whole crew, free.

Commandr is free during the beta. Bring your own key, or run a local model for nothing.

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