Cursor CLI by Cursor
Overview
Cursor's terminal agent (`agent`), which runs Cursor's coding agent interactively or headlessly in the terminal, CI and scripts, with Agent, Plan and Ask modes and handoff to cloud agents. It uses a Cursor account and Cursor plans.
On Terminal-Bench 3.0 its best listed result is 15.7% with Grok 4.5, ranking 6 of 6 agents on that board.
Install Cursor CLI
| Homebrew | brew install --cask cursor-cli |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Cursor |
|---|---|
| Type | Terminal agent |
| First released | August 2025 |
| License | Proprietary |
| Interfaces | CLI |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Models | Models offered through Cursor plans, selectable with the --model flag |
| Homebrew installs | 667 in 30 days · 16,066 in a year |
Pricing
No separate CLI price; it uses Cursor plans: Hobby free (limited Agent requests), Individual from $20/month (Pro, with Pro+ and Ultra tiers), Teams $40/user/month, Enterprise custom.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Cursor CLI benchmark results
| Benchmark | Model | Effort | Tasks solved | Cost of run | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Grok 4.5 | xhigh | 15.7% ± 2.9 | $766 | #6 of 6 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Grok 4.5 | high | 79.3% ± 2.9 | $134 | #4 of 6 |
Up to four best runs per board. Scores are not comparable between Terminal-Bench versions. Source: Terminal-Bench (tbench.ai).
Cursor CLI alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OpenAI CodexOpenAI |
82 | 25.6M | up 5.7% | up 21.2% | 15.2M | 128K+153/day | 0.160.1yesterday | Free + $8/mo | ||
| 3 |
Claude CodeAnthropic |
80 | 14.8M | up 11.6% | down 36.4% | 27.1M | 150K+161/day | 2.1.290yesterday | $20/mo | ||
| 5 |
PiEarendil Inc. (created by Mario Zechner) |
75 | 5.2M | up 29.8% | up 52.1% | — | 113K+378/day | 1.0.4yesterday | Free (OSS) | ||
| 7 |
OpenCodeAnomaly (SST team) |
73 | 3.3M | up 22.0% | up 6.1% | 1.2M | 212K+200/day | 1.18.346d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 24 |
Gemini CLIGoogle |
57 | 453K | up 4.7% | up 1.8% | 1.1M | 107K+24/day | 0.62.07d ago | Varies | ||
| 26 |
Oh My PiStencil Labs (Can Bölük) |
56 | 241K | up 11.4% | up 53.9% | — | 34.4K+111/day | 18.6.12d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
Cursor CLI FAQ
How much does Cursor CLI cost?
No separate CLI price; it uses Cursor plans: Hobby free (limited Agent requests), Individual from $20/month (Pro, with Pro+ and Ultra tiers), Teams $40/user/month, Enterprise custom.
Is Cursor CLI open source?
No. Cursor CLI is a proprietary product from Cursor.
How popular is Cursor CLI?
On Terminal-Bench 3.0 its best listed result is 15.7% with Grok 4.5, ranking 6 of 6 agents on that board.
What are the alternatives to Cursor CLI?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode.
Where these numbers come from
Homebrew: cursor-cli. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: cursor.com, formulae.brew.sh.