Originally published on NextFuture The question hitting developer forums in May 2026: should you drop Cursor and move your coding workflow to Claude Code? If you're on Cursor Pro ($20/mo) handling moderate-to-heavy feature work, this post gives you the math. Below ~330 prompts per day, Cursor's flat fee wins. Above it — specifically once you've hit the Cursor Ultra tier at $200/mo — Claude Code on Anthropic's API saves you $134/mo at medium workload, and the switching friction pays back in under two months. TL;DR: the verdict WorkloadCursor cost/moClaude Code API cost/moWinnerWhy Light (100 prompts/day) $20 (Pro) $6.60 (Sonnet 4.6) Claude Code Saves $13.40/mo — but switching friction takes 18 months to recover. Only switch if you prefer CLI. Medium (1,000 prompts/day) $200 (Ultra required) $66 (Sonnet 4.6) Claude Code Saves $134/mo. Switching friction ($240 one-time) recovers in under 2 months.…