Agentic Index
Cursor vs Google Antigravity (2026)
Cursor and Antigravity are both agentic IDEs with multi model support; the split is maturity against integration. Cursor is the proven market leader with parallel agent orchestration and enterprise deployment at scale. Antigravity is Google's play, spanning desktop, CLI, and SDK with a built in browser so agents can see the app they are building, free at entry with Pro at 20 dollars.
| At a glance | Cursor | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding agent | Coding agent |
| Entry price | From $20/mo · free tier | $20/mo |
| Free / trial | Free (Hobby tier implied) | Free tier |
| Pricing confidence | public partial | public exact |
| Feature |
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
Partial | Partial |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
Partial | Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Partial | Partial |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Partial | Unknown / Unspecified |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Partial | Partial |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing |
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Cursor
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
From $20/mo · free tier | $20/mo |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Public — partial | Public — exact |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
hybrid | hybrid |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
Medium variable cost | Low variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
Free tierTrial
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Free tier
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Mixed | Self-serve |
Choose Cursor if
- You want the most battle tested agentic IDE, adopted across much of the Fortune 500.
- Parallel background agents with worktree isolation are central to your workflow.
- You need enterprise privacy controls that are shipped and enforceable today.
Choose Google Antigravity if
- Front end work benefits from the built in browser, letting the agent observe and act on what it builds.
- You want one product spanning desktop IDE, CLI, and SDK, replacing the retired Gemini CLI.
- You are in the Google ecosystem and want a free entry with a 20 dollar Pro tier.