Flint vs Cursor

Cursor is an AI-first code editor. Flint is a desktop agent with access to your files, your terminal and your browser.

The difference in one line

Cursor helps you write code. Flint takes a task, does it across files, runs the result and tells you what changed. Whether that is what you want depends on how much you would rather delegate than be assisted.

Where Cursor wins

It is an editor, so the model sits exactly where you already read code. If you want one window for everything, that integration is hard to beat.

Where Flint wins

It runs on your machine with real access, so nothing is pasted anywhere first. It is billed per token rather than per seat, so an idle month costs nothing. And it is built on Windows, which most agents treat as the afterthought platform.

What Flint is

A desktop AI agent for Windows, built in Auckland, New Zealand. It reads your files, runs your terminal and drives your browser. Billed per token with a free monthly allowance and no subscription. See pricing, the FAQ, or who builds it.