Cursor vs Google Antigravity (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular AI code editors. Here is how Cursor and Google Antigravity stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Cursor

The AI-first code editor with agents, background agents and fast autocomplete

9.0 /10

Pricing: Free plan, paid from $20/mo

Pros

Best-in-class autocomplete plus a capable agent
Familiar VS Code interface and extensions
Background agents in the cloud

Cons

Usage-based pricing on top of the plan can surprise heavy users
Referral programme discontinued

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Google Antigravity

Google's agent-first platform: IDE, agent manager and the Antigravity CLI that replaced Gemini CLI

8.0 /10

Pricing: Freemium

Pros

Manager view for many parallel agents
IDE plus a terminal CLI that replaced Gemini CLI
Free for individuals, higher limits with Google AI plans

Cons

Young product; features and limits change quickly
Best with Gemini models

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Cursor vs Google Antigravity at a glance

	Cursor	Google Antigravity
Editor score	9.0 / 10	8.0 / 10
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	$20/mo	Free
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	editor, ide	editor, google
Agent Skills support	Yes	Yes
Subagents support	Yes	Yes
MCP support	Yes	Yes
AGENTS.md support	Yes	Yes
Plugins support	Yes	Yes
Hooks support	Yes	Yes
Rules support	Yes	Yes
Agent skills in this directory	53	52
Subagents & agents in this directory	23	12
MCP servers in this directory	74	73

Our pick

Cursor edges it with a score of 9.0 versus 8.0. Cursor is the better fit if you value: best-in-class autocomplete plus a capable agent, familiar vs code interface and extensions. Choose Google Antigravity instead if you need: manager view for many parallel agents, ide plus a terminal cli that replaced gemini cli.