Cursor
AI code editor built on VS Code that edits inside the file
Keeps the VS Code layout and adds a model that completes, rewrites and explains code across a whole repository. Programmers use it to draft the dull parts without switching to a separate chat window, watching each change as a diff before accepting it. Free to start, with a subscription for the stronger models. What it writes still has to be read line by line.
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- Lex FridmanDoes it
AI researcher · Lex Fridman Podcast
The other half of that coding time sits in Cursor, where he can watch the diff as the model works. He also says he uses its Composer model a lot, mainly because it is fast.
Source: Lex Fridman Podcast: State of AI in 2026 transcript
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