Cursor vs MySpec

Cursor

Still the editor most teams reach for when they want agents working inside a real IDE, with cloud agents, PR review and a CLI under one login. Since the SpaceX purchase the price list has been rebuilt around a usage pool shared with Grok: the old $20 Pro plan is gone, the cheapest tier only runs Grok models, and anyone attached to Claude, GPT or Gemini now pays for those separately at API list price.

Pros

• +Agents work with repository-wide context in the editor, the terminal and the cloud
• +Model menu still spans in-house Composer plus Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and xAI models
• +Usage allowance refreshes weekly rather than monthly, so one heavy day does not drain the month
• +Free tier remains for trying agent workflows
• +SOC 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certifications listed for enterprise procurement

Cons

• −The $8 Plus tier is restricted to Grok models, so the realistic entry price for a multi-model workflow is $30
• −Third-party models are no longer included in any plan and bill at API list price on top
• −Pricing has been restructured twice within a year, which makes budgeting a guess
• −Ownership moved to SpaceX in 2026, so roadmap and data policies may shift again

MySpec

Spec-driven development is the current answer to agents that build the wrong thing confidently, and MySpec is a clean implementation of it: a real interview, four files with distinct jobs, and testable EARS+ requirements instead of prose. The MCP server matters — the spec lands where the agent already works. It is an unlimited free beta right now, which also means the pricing you eventually pay is unknown.

Pros

• +Four distinct output files rather than one blob, each with a defined job
• +Requirements use the testable EARS+ when/if/then format instead of prose
• +Brownfield mode reads an existing codebase and scopes the change rather than restating the whole system
• +MCP server connects it to Claude Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop
• +Live Mermaid rendering for flowcharts, ER and sequence diagrams

Cons

• −Open beta, so nothing about stability, support or eventual price is settled
• −No company name, country or team disclosed anywhere on the site
• −The interview adds real time before any code gets written
• −Announced Pro and Team tiers have no published figures

Is Cursor cheaper than MySpec?

MySpec is free to use; Cursor starts at $8/mo.

Does Cursor or MySpec have a free tier?

Both: Cursor has a free tier, and MySpec is free to use.