Cursor vs ChatGPT: Which Is Better in 2026
Last week, I spent four hours trying to refactor a Django monolith into microservices. I started in ChatGPT, pasting file after file, watching it generate code that almost worked but needed manual integration. After the third failed attempt to get my import paths right, I switched to Cursor, typed one command, and watched it rewrite 15 files in 12 minutes. That moment crystallized something I've been testing for months: these tools aren't competitors.