Updated March 10, 2026
Cursor is an AI-native code editor built as a fork of VS Code, designed from the ground up for AI-assisted development. It features intelligent code completion, multi-file editing, codebase-aware chat, and an agent mode that can autonomously plan and execute coding tasks. Cursor uses a combination of its own models and frontier LLMs (Claude, GPT-4) to provide the most context-aware coding assistance available. It has become the editor of choice for many AI-first developers.
Kavia AI is an enterprise AI coding platform with built-in change control and traceability for AI-generated code. As AI agents increasingly touch multiple repositories, shared services, and infrastructure, Kavia provides the governance layer—tracking what changed, why it changed, who approved it, and how to roll it back. Its Enterprise Knowledge Graph manages multi-repo dependencies. SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, serving 4,500+ developers.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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