Replit vs Cursor (2026)

Facts checked November 3, 2026 on official pages · part of Best coding agents & ai ides

Verdict

Pick Replit if your team wants non-engineers to propose changes to an existing GitHub or GitLab codebase with a live app preview, and you already pay for Replit Pro or Enterprise (the launch notes say Cloud Agents for company repos are for those plans).

Pick Cursor if you want async agents in isolated cloud VMs that open PRs from the Cursor editor, web, Slack, GitHub, Linear or API, and you can pay for Premium ($30/mo) or higher — Free and Plus don't include Cloud Agents.

Both products call the feature Cloud Agents: async agents that run in the cloud against a repo, test changes, and hand engineers a pull request (or merge request). Replit's Oct 27, 2026 launch notes position Cloud Agents for Pro and Enterprise teams working on the company codebase in GitHub or GitLab, with a live preview beside chat. Cursor's Cloud Agents (formerly Background Agents) run in isolated VMs, start from Premium and up, and plug into GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud and Azure DevOps from the desktop, cursor.com/agents, Slack, Linear and more. This page compares those cloud-agent workflows — not everyday IDE chat alone.

Side by side

	Replit #4 Coding agents & AI IDEs	Cursor #2 Coding agents & AI IDEs
Paid price	Core $20/mo ($18/mo billed annually) with $20 toward more powerful models; Pro $100/mo ($90/mo billed annually) with $100 toward most powerful models, up to 15 collaborators. Enterprise is custom. Replit's Cloud Agents launch notes say the company-codebase Cloud Agents feature is for Pro and Enterprise. Source, checked 2026-11-03	Plus $8/mo (Grok models only); Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30 per user per month. Cloud agents & automations start at Premium. Third-party model usage is billed separately at API list price. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Free plan	Starter $0: daily Agent credits up to a monthly cap, Lite build, monthly credits toward cloud usage, and 1 published app. The launch notes do not say Starter includes Cloud Agents for company repos. Source, checked 2026-11-03	Free $0: limited agent requests and limited chat requests. Cloud Agents are not on Free. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Free-plan catch	Starter is Lite build only; Full build, Plan Mode, third-party connectors and Replit AI Integrations need Core. The free published app goes down after 30 days and shows a "Made with Replit" badge. Exact daily/monthly Agent credit numbers aren't stated on the Starter docs we checked. Source, checked 2026-11-03	The pricing page says "limited" with no count (unverified how many). Cloud agents, Bugbot code reviews, Origin code hosting and third-party models start at Premium — Free and Plus don't include Cloud Agents. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Limits to know	Core: up to 5 builders and 1 active background task; Pro: up to 15 builders and 10 parallel Agent tasks, with credit rollover for two months. Publishing and databases can add usage charges past credits. Repository-based development is labeled early-access in the docs; availability can differ by workspace. Source, checked 2026-11-03	Your AI usage pool refreshes weekly (Premium 4x Plus, Super 15x, Ultra 50x). Cloud Agents draw from plan usage at the selected model's rate; you're asked to set a spend limit when you first use them. Docs say you can run as many cloud agents in parallel as you want. Source, checked 2026-11-03
What they call the cloud agent	Cloud Agents — describe a change in plain language; the agent finds code, shows a live preview of the running app next to chat, then opens a GitHub PR or GitLab MR that can update when reviewers ask for changes. Engineers still decide what ships. Source, checked 2026-11-03	Cloud Agents (formerly Background Agents) — same agent loop as local agents, but on an isolated cloud VM with your repos, dependencies, secrets and network. They can build, test, attach demo artifacts and open pull requests while your laptop is offline. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Where the agent runs	In Replit cloud sandboxes / shared team environments. An admin can save a reusable environment (repos, runtime, tools, dependencies); background rebuilds keep new chats on current main. Contributors describe a change without redoing local setup. Source, checked 2026-11-03	On Cursor-managed isolated Ubuntu VMs. Configure with agent-led setup, a snapshot, or a Dockerfile via .cursor/environment.json; Builds pre-warm repos and dependencies so agents start ready. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Repo access & PR workflow	Connect GitHub or GitLab from Repositories, import a repo you have write access to, preview the change, then ask Agent to commit, push a branch and open a PR/MR. Review feedback can be applied on the same branch. Slack: mention or DM @Replit. Docs also note Microsoft Teams support is coming soon (as of the launch post). Source, checked 2026-11-03	Admin connects GitHub (Cloud/Enterprise Server), GitLab (Cloud/Self-Hosted), Bitbucket Cloud or Azure DevOps. Agents clone the repo, work on a separate branch, then push for handoff. Start from Cursor Desktop (Cloud), cursor.com/agents, Slack/GitHub/Bitbucket/Linear @cursor, iOS or the API. Multi-repo environments can open PRs in each changed repo. Source, checked 2026-11-03
Best for	Teams where PMs, design and support propose tested PRs on the company app, with engineers approving merges. AgentRank #4 app builder (listed here for its Cloud Agents workflow). AgentRank ranking, checked 2026-11-03	Developers who want parallel cloud agents from the Cursor IDE and chat surfaces, with VM isolation and PR artifacts. AgentRank #2 coding agent. AgentRank ranking, checked 2026-11-03
What you can export or own	Changes land in your GitHub or GitLab repo as branches and pull/merge requests you already own. Replit also keeps a cloud IDE and hosting for apps built inside Replit; ownership terms for Replit-hosted projects aren't restated on the Cloud Agents pages we checked (unverified beyond git push). Source, checked 2026-11-03	A desktop app plus cloud agents that push branches to your connected git host. Code stays in your repositories; you need read-write access to the repo (and any dependent repos or submodules). Source, checked 2026-11-03

Prices and limits change. Each cell links the official page we checked; confirm there before you buy. Rankings come from our methodology and are never paid.

FAQ

What are Replit Cloud Agents vs Cursor Cloud Agents?

Both are async cloud coding agents that work on a repository and can open a pull request. Replit's Cloud Agents (announced Oct 27, 2026 for Pro and Enterprise) emphasize a live running-app preview and company-codebase contributions from non-engineers via GitHub/GitLab. Cursor's Cloud Agents (formerly Background Agents) run in isolated VMs from Premium plans up, and start from the editor, web, Slack, GitHub, Linear or API. Checked 2026-11-03.

Which plans include cloud agents?

Replit: the launch blog says Cloud Agents for existing company repositories are available to all Pro and Enterprise customers (Core/Starter eligibility for that feature isn't stated there). Cursor: Premium ($30/mo) and higher, Teams and Enterprise; Free and Plus do not include Cloud Agents. Checked 2026-11-03 on replit.com/blog and cursor.com/docs/cloud-agents.

Do they open pull requests?

Yes. Replit Agent can commit, push and open a GitHub pull request or GitLab merge request after you preview the change. Cursor Cloud Agents work on a separate branch and push changes for handoff, including opening PRs, with screenshots, videos and logs as artifacts. Checked 2026-11-03.

Is this the same as chat inside the IDE?

No. This comparison is about cloud/background agents that run remotely against a repo. Cursor still has local Agent/Chat in the editor on every plan; Replit still has Agent for building apps inside Replit. Cloud Agents are the async, environment-backed workflow that hands engineers a reviewed PR.