Claude vs Cursor
What 8 creators said when they picked between the two, from podcasts and YouTube. Updated Oct 18, 2026.
Short answer
Creators are split: 2 prefer Claude, 2 prefer Cursor. 4 use both.
Which is better for…
Only counts creators who compared the two for that job.
What creators use each for
| Job | Claude | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Coding | 74 | 62 |
| Agents and automation | 78 | 12 |
| Business ops | 64 | 2 |
| Writing | 49 | 2 |
| Research | 48 | 0 |
| Design and UI | 27 | 5 |
| Brainstorming | 27 | 1 |
| Personal assistant | 24 | 1 |
Creators who said they use or recommend each one for that job.
What creators say
Picks Claude · 2
"A few months ago there was this endless hype about Cursor and about Claude Code, and I was kind of sitting on the sidelines waiting — should I adopt these tools that are not meant for me and are super technical, can be scary — and I'm gl..."
DB Daniel Blum"We had to say, guys, you got to deprecate cursor because you're just wrapping Claude and charging us way too much for these tokens."
Chamath Palihapitiya
Uses both · 4
"We use Claude, Cursor, Codex very very extensively. So, we kind of switch between the three depending on what's the best model or most performant."
JL Joseph Lee"We have a few people who use Cursor for like more visual, the front end. The model's really fast, right? Composer is really fast for front end."
JG Jean-Denis Grèze"You then use Claude, co-work, and Claude Code to verify it. So, anytime we're having hiccups or we're stuck on something, we go to Claude and we have Claude help us and verify it."
C Christian"We're Cursor users. We use everything."
RP Ryan PetersenPicks Cursor · 2
"That's a good question. I think that Cursor sees a lot of the same stuff. And they're and in some ways they have some of the same stuff but it's better. Like I think that Cursor's cloud implementation is better than either it or when AI'..."
Dan Shipper
"This model is really good. I really am enjoying using Cursor and their in-app browser is arguably better than Codex"
Riley Brown
Who's switching
Chamath Palihapitiya
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How this works: we read every podcast and YouTube transcript we track, find each time a creator compared these tools, and note which one they picked. A creator who picked differently at different times, or said they use both, counts as "use both". Sponsored mentions are left out. More about Followed.