
Should You Switch from Cursor to Claude Code? The May 2026 Math
Cursor Pro is $20/mo flat; Claude Code via API runs $6.60–$660/mo by workload. We ran the math across 3 usage tiers to find the exact crossover point.
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Cursor Pro is $20/mo flat; Claude Code via API runs $6.60–$660/mo by workload. We ran the math across 3 usage tiers to find the exact crossover point.

Claude Sonnet costs $3.00/1M input tokens; Cursor Composer 2 costs $0.50/1M. Switching saves $275/mo at Heavy workload, recovering migration cost in ~1 month.
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