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Cursor vs Google Antigravity vs Hugging Face

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Cursor

3.9

From $8/mo

Google Antigravity

3.9

From $19.99/mo

Hugging Face

3.8

From $9/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Developers and curious beginners who want AI help but still want a visual editor.

Pick it if: Google AI Pro subscribers, and anyone who wants to try handing coding work to AI agents for free.

Pick it if: Developers, data people and curious business owners who want open models they can try, run or customise themselves.

Overview

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
In one lineA code editor with AI built in, for people who want to watch every change happen.Google's free coding app. You hand tasks to AI agents and review what they produce.The home of open AI models: download, try and run millions of them in one place.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$8/mo$19.99/mo$9/mo
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code No No Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Overall rating3.93.93.8
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
3.5
3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.0
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.0
4.5
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
3.5
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app Yes No Yes
Desktop app Yes Yes–
Browser extension No Yes No
API access– Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images Yes Yes Yes
Makes images No Yes Yes
Makes video No No Yes
Writes code Yes Yes Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style Yes Yes–
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score12/ 1714/ 1714/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Plans

Free

Free

Trying the editor and a few agent runs.

IndividualOur pick

Free

Trying agent-based coding without paying.

Free

Free

Browsing, downloading and trying models.

Plus

$8/mo

Light users who are happy with Grok models only.

Google AI Pro

$19.99/mo

People who already have or want the Google AI Pro bundle.

PROOur pick

$9/mo

Individuals who want GPU time and their own demos.

PremiumOur pick

$30/mo

Most developers, especially if you want Claude alongside Grok.

Google AI Ultra

From $99.99/mo

Developers who want Antigravity as a daily driver.

Team

$20/user/mo

Small teams sharing private models and data.

Super or Ultra

$100/mo or $200/mo

Heavy daily agent users.

Business (via Google Cloud)

From $30/seat/mo

Companies already on Google Cloud.

Enterprise

From $50/user/mo

Larger companies with compliance needs.

Legacy Pro

$20/mo

Existing subscribers only. New customers can't buy it.

Teams

From $30/user/mo

Companies that need admin controls and SSO.

Which plan to pickIf you are on the old $20 Pro plan and it covers what you use, stay put; switching is permanent. New customers should skip Plus unless they are happy with Grok. Premium is the realistic starting point if you want Claude, and budget for the extra usage billing on top of the $30. Large companies can ask about a custom Enterprise plan.Start on the free Individual tier; it is the whole point. If you hit the weekly limits and you also use Gemini for other things, Google AI Pro at $19.99 is a sensible step. Ultra only makes sense for full-time developers.Stay free if you only download models or use HuggingChat. Pay the $9 for PRO the moment you want to host a demo or use GPU Spaces regularly. Anything heavier, like a private model for your app, is billed by the hour on top.

Key features

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Standout features
  • Tab autocomplete
  • Agent mode
  • Chat with your codebase
  • Cloud agents and automations
  • Rules
  • Built on VS Code
  • Agent manager
  • Artifacts you can check
  • Full editor and CLI
  • Browser agent
  • Gemini models
  • Agent kit
  • Model Hub
  • Spaces
  • HuggingChat
  • Inference Providers
  • Datasets
  • Inference Endpoints

Pros and cons

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Pros
  • The clearest view of what an AI is doing to your code
  • Autocomplete is still the best in the category
  • Feels familiar instantly if you have used VS Code
  • Cloud agents and code review on the mid plans
  • Free tier is good enough for real projects
  • Agent manager and verification artifacts make reviewing AI work easier
  • Browser agent tests your app, not just the code
  • Included with Google AI Pro, which many people already pay for
  • Nearly every open model is published here, usually on launch day
  • Free to browse, download and try thousands of demos
  • PRO at $9 a month is cheap for what it adds
  • Inference Providers charge the providers' prices with no markup
  • Open-source libraries and Chat UI can be run on your own servers
Cons
  • Cheap plans only give you Grok models
  • Claude usage is billed on top of the subscription at API prices, so the real cost is hard to predict
  • OpenAI models are due to leave Cursor, which narrows the model choice
  • You now buy it bundled with Grok and X Premium, whether you want them or not
  • Agent runs are less thorough than Claude Code on big tasks
  • Free limits have been cut before and could change again
  • Capacity errors at busy times on the free tier
  • Tied to Gemini models, so you cannot bring Claude or OpenAI
  • The product has been renamed and reorganised more than once this year
  • Built for developers, so most of it is hard going for non-technical users
  • Free GPU time is a few minutes a day and ZeroGPU queues can be long
  • New free accounts lost free CPU Spaces in July 2026, with no clear announcement
  • Anyone can upload, so trending lists get gamed and some repositories have hidden malware
  • Users report slow support, and paid GPU Spaces can bill while waiting for hardware

Who each one is for

AttributeCursorGoogle AntigravityHugging Face
Best for
  • Editing with AI autocomplete
  • Learning by watching changes happen
  • Multi-file changes in agent mode
  • Developers who like VS Code
  • Trying AI coding agents for free
  • Running several agents at once
  • Building with Gemini
  • Google AI Pro subscribers
  • Finding and downloading open AI models
  • Trying a model in a demo before installing it
  • Hosting an AI demo or prototype
  • Chatting with open models for free in HuggingChat
  • Fine-tuning a model on your own data
You'll find it used by
  • Developers
  • Startup teams
  • Students
  • Technical founders
  • Google AI Pro subscribers
  • Developers
  • Students
  • Startups on Google Cloud
  • Developers
  • AI researchers
  • Data scientists
  • Startups
  • Hobbyists

Questions people ask

Which is better, Cursor, Google Antigravity or Hugging Face?

They tie on our overall rating (Cursor 3.9/5, Google Antigravity 3.9/5 and Hugging Face 3.8/5). Cursor is best for editing with AI autocomplete and learning by watching changes happen. Google Antigravity is best for Trying AI coding agents for free and running several agents at once. Hugging Face is best for finding and downloading open AI models and trying a model in a demo before installing it.

Which is cheaper, Cursor, Google Antigravity or Hugging Face?

Cursor: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/mo. Google Antigravity: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo. Hugging Face: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $9/mo.

Which is easier to use, Cursor, Google Antigravity or Hugging Face?

Cursor rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Developers and curious beginners who want AI help but still want a visual editor.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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