v0 by Vercel vs Cursor
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
v0 by Vercel
AI-powered UI component generatorCursor
AI-first code editorCategory
Coding Assistants
Coding Assistants
Pricing
freemium
freemium
Key Features
- UI generation
- React components
- Tailwind CSS
- Shadcn/ui
- Iteration
- Export code
- AI code generation
- Codebase understanding
- Multi-file edits
- Chat with code
- Tab completion
- Composer
About v0 by Vercel
v0 by Vercel generates UI components from text descriptions using AI. Perfect for rapid prototyping and design-to-code.
About Cursor
Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep AI integration for code generation, editing, and understanding. Built for AI-native development workflows.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose v0 by Vercel if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: UI generation
- You value: React components
Choose Cursor if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: AI code generation
- You value: Codebase understanding