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Cursor vs Claude Code
Side-by-side vendor analysis. Best cell on each row highlights green; worst highlights red. The verdict at the top is auto-computed from the data - lowest Nerf Index, fewest recent critical receipts, lowest 30-day nerf probability. Add or remove vendors via the chips.
COMPARINGpresets · vibecoding · chat · agents
VERDICT · DATA-DRIVEN · UPDATED HOURLY
Cursor is the safer bet right now - Claude Code has Nerf Index 17, 30d nerf probability 6%.
Lowest Nerf Index (8), 1 critical receipts in trailing window, lowest 30d forecast probability (26%).
Cursor
NERF INDEX
8
30D PROB
26%
Claude Code
NERF INDEX
17
30D PROB
6%
NERF INDEX
8CLEAN
17CLEAN
CRITICAL · 90D
0all-time 1
0all-time 1
30D PROB
26%other
6%tier-removed
PARENT COMPANY
AnysphereSeries B
Anthropicn/a
RECENT RECEIPT
INFO2025-07-07 · score 4
MIN2026-04-21 · score 28
ESCAPE PATH
stays putno nerf signal yet
stays putno nerf signal yet
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