ChatGPT Plus vs Cursor Pro: there is no single winner here. Measured on ChatGPT Plus, one pass of our fixed task set fits about 85 tasks a week with GPT-6 Astra. Both cost the same $20/mo. Prices are the providers' own list prices, and the verdict is ours rather than a score.Measured
Our verdict
There is no single winner here. Choose Cursor Pro if you want to try different models and play around. You get the Cursor IDE, access to frontier models, and a larger included pool for Composer 2.5 and the Grok models. Composer is not our choice for hard work, but Cursor gives you room to experiment without committing to one model.
If you already know what you need, choose ChatGPT Plus. It gives you Codex and Luna without making the model picker the point of the subscription.
$20 gets you Codex with every OpenAI model, including Astra. Luna handles high-volume small tasks at a fraction of the quota. OpenAI's extra resets are getting fewer and fewer, so don't rely on them lasting much longer.
Pros
Every OpenAI model, including Astra
Luna is cheap on quota
Generous allowance while the extra resets last
Cons
Opus 5.5 is stronger at the same price
Astra can drain the whole 5-hour window in one prompt
The current allowance depends on temporary extra resets
Best for People who want Luna for high-volume small tasks.
How far it goes: at least 15 times a week, and more than 100 for the cheapest model
Our whole real-world issues and spec planning pass runs at least 15 times a week, and more than 100 for the cheapest model on this plan, depending on which model you run.
That works out at about under 5c to 28c of the subscription per run, at the list price.
Measured on this plan, at <1% to 6%/1w of its allowance per run. A share belongs to the plan it was measured on, so we never subtract one plan's from another's.
Cursor Pro lets you switch between providers. Its agent runs inside the editor, which suits people who still read and edit the code themselves. Composer 2.5 is not capable enough for serious work. OpenAI plans to leave Cursor on November 12, 2026, which will narrow the model choice.
Pros
Agent built into the IDE
Models from several providers
Cons
Composer 2.5 is weak
OpenAI plans to leave Cursor on November 12, 2026
Best for People who still read their code and want to switch between models.
How far it goes: about 50 times a month
Our whole real-world issues and spec planning pass runs about 50 times a month on this plan.
That works out at about 41c of the subscription per run, at the list price.
Measured on this plan, at 2.0%/1m of its allowance per run. A share belongs to the plan it was measured on, so we never subtract one plan's from another's.
Verdicts and prices are the quiz's versioned editorial catalog, last reviewed 2026-10-01. The plan cards keep measured evidence separate from the recommendation. Any other pair composes on the subscription comparison, and the quiz turns your answers into a recommendation.