Cursor vs Dify

Compare Cursor and Dify: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?

Feature
Cursor
Dify
Category
Coding Assistant
AI Assistant
Rating
⭐ 3.5
⭐ 3.5
Free Credits
0 undefined
200 API calls/month
Refresh Period
one-time
one-time
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
Yes
Paid From
$20/month
$59/month

Cursor

AI coding IDE, #1 market share at 31%. Free Hobby plan with no credit card required. Pro at $20/mo supports GPT-4o, Claude and more.

Pros

  • βœ“Largest market share, most community resources
  • βœ“No credit card needed
  • βœ“Strong Agent capabilities
  • βœ“Most models supported

Cons

  • βœ—Free tier limits are vague
  • βœ—$20/mo not cheap
  • βœ—VSCode-based, heavy

Key Features

AI Agent modeTab smart completionCode chatMulti-model (GPT-4o/Claude/Gemini)Cloud AgentsMCPs extensions
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Dify

Open-source AI app development platform. Visual workflow orchestration, RAG engine, 100+ model integration. Community edition free and self-hostable, cloud free tier: 200 API calls/month.

Pros

  • βœ“Open-source and self-hostable
  • βœ“Visual workflow orchestration
  • βœ“Supports 100+ models
  • βœ“MIT license, commercial use allowed

Cons

  • βœ—Requires technical background
  • βœ—Cloud free tier is limited
  • βœ—Paid plans are not cheap

Key Features

Visual AI WorkflowRAG EngineModel ManagementApp Publishing & APITeam CollaborationMonitoring & Analytics
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