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Grok vs Cursor

Side by side comparison of capabilities, pricing and version history

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Grok

by xAI

GeneralResearch
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Cursor

by Cursor AI

Coding
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Overall Score

🏆 Cursor leads 5 - 1

Based on 6 capability dimensions

Quick Facts

Latest VersionGrok Imagine API2026-04-24
Context WindowN/AN/A
PricingN/AN/A
Versions Documented610

Capabilities

GrokCursor
SpeedRight wins
7/10
8/10
CodingRight wins
0/10
9/10
MemoryRight wins
0/10
6/10
Tool UseRight wins
5/10
8/10
ReasoningRight wins
0/10
7/10
MultimodalLeft wins
8/10
0/10

Grok History

6 versions

Grok Imagine APIFeb 2026

xAI announced the Grok Imagine API, offering state-of-the-art video generation across quality, cost, and latency. This represents a new API capability for video generation built on the Grok platform.

Grok 4.1Nov 2025

Grok 4.1 is now available to all users on grok.com, X, and the iOS and Android apps. It is rolling out immediately in Auto mode and can be selected explicitly as 'Grok 4.1' in the model picker. A fast variant, Grok 4.1 Fast, was also introduced along with Agent Tools API for next-generation tool-calling agents.

Grok 4Jul 2025

Grok 4 is described as the most intelligent model in the world, featuring native tool use and real-time search integration. It is available to SuperGrok and Premium+ subscribers as well as through the xAI API. A new SuperGrok Heavy tier was also introduced with access to Grok 4 Heavy, the most powerful version of Grok 4.

Grok 2Aug 2024

Major capability upgrade. Image generation integrated. Beats Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4o on several benchmarks.

Grok 1.5Mar 2024

Significant reasoning improvements. Context window expanded to 128K tokens. Better at math and coding tasks.

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Cursor History

10 versions

2026-04-24Apr 2026

This release introduces multitasking via async subagents using the /multitask command, allowing parallel processing of requests. It also adds improved worktrees support in the Agents Window for running isolated tasks across different branches, and introduces multi-root workspaces enabling a single agent session to make cross-repo changes spanning frontend, backend, and shared libraries.

Multitask, Worktrees, and Multi-root WorkspacesApr 2026

Cursor introduced multitasking with async subagents via /multitask command to parallelize requests, improved worktrees experience in the Agents Window for running isolated tasks across branches, and multi-root workspace support allowing a single agent session to target multiple folders for cross-repo changes.

3.1Apr 2026

Cursor 3.1 introduces interactive Canvases that allow the AI to respond with visualizations including dashboards and custom interfaces. The Agents Window received a tiled layout for running multiple agents in parallel, and voice input was upgraded with batch STT for higher-quality speech-to-text transcription.

Bugbot Learned Rules and MCP SupportApr 2026

Bugbot can now learn from feedback on pull requests and turn those signals into learned rules that improve future reviews, achieving a 78% resolution rate. MCP server support was added for additional context during code reviews on Teams and Enterprise plans. Additional improvements include a 'Fix All' action, redesigned settings, and improved Bugbot Autofix reliability.

New Plugins on the Cursor MarketplaceMar 2026

Cursor added 30+ new plugins from partners like Atlassian, Datadog, GitLab, and Hugging Face, enabling cloud agents to read, write, and take actions across more of the user's stack. Previous updates also introduced Automations for always-on agents triggered by schedules or events, JetBrains IDE support via Agent Client Protocol, MCP Apps with interactive UIs, and Bugbot Autofix for automatic PR fixes.

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