Custard vs. Cursor
Short answer: Cursor is a code editor with AI built in. Custard isn't an editor; it's where your agents work while you keep whichever editor you like.
Side by side.
| Question | Cursor | Custard |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | CursorAn AI code editor, built on VS Code. | CustardA Mac app where the coding agents you already have work as a team. |
| Agents it runs | CursorCursor's own agent, on models from several labs. | CustardClaude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Antigravity. Pick one per job, or mix them. |
| Remembers who's who | CursorProject rules and memories. | CustardNamed Agents with a job and a face, who remember your decisions across Threads. |
| Several on one job | CursorParallel agents, on your machine or in Cursor's cloud. | CustardGroupies: agents from different makers split the work and check each other. |
| Where it runs | CursorYour editor, with cloud agents on Cursor's servers. | CustardOn your Mac, next to your code. No Custard cloud in the middle. |
| Sign-in | CursorA Cursor subscription. | CustardNo new account. Codex, OpenCode and Antigravity keep their sign-ins; Claude Code uses your Anthropic API key. |
Checked against each product's own pages in November 2026.
Where Cursor is ahead today.
- It edits right in your editor, as you type. Custard hands off whole jobs instead.
- It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. Custard is Mac only.
- It has team plans and admin controls. Custard is for one person for now.
Which one's for you?
Pick Cursor if…
you want AI inside your editor, suggesting as you type and editing beside you.
Add Custard if…
you'd rather hand whole jobs to the agents you already pay for and come back to a result that's been tested. Keep Cursor open for the typing.
Use both. Custard's agents work in your Project folder, so Cursor sees their changes as they land.
Custard isn't for you yet if you're on Windows or Linux, want AI typing beside you in your editor, or need agents running in the cloud while your Mac is off.
Bring your agents.
Made for the Mac.