Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot vs Cursor - The HONEST Truth (2026)

Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot vs Cursor - Which AI Coding Tool Actually Wins? | Gheware DevOps AI I spent $500 and 100+ hours testing the 3 most popular AI coding assistants. The results surprised me. One of them is FREE and beat the paid options! ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 - The $500 Experiment 0:30 - Meet the Contenders 1:30 - Claude Code Deep Dive 2:30 - GitHub Copilot Features 3:30 - Cursor AI Overview 4:30 - Head-to-Head Comparison 5:30 - Pricing Breakdown 6:30 - The Verdict: Which Tool Wins? 7:30 - My Personal Recommendation 🎯 What You'll Learn: ✅ Honest comparison with real-world tests ✅ Complete pricing breakdown and ROI analysis ✅ Which tool is best for YOUR specific use case ✅ Pro tips and hidden features for each tool ✅ My personal daily workflow recommendation 🔧 Tools Tested: • Claude Code (Anthropic) - FREE with Claude Pro ($20/mo) • GitHub Copilot - $10-19/month • Cursor - $20-200/month 💰 Pricing Summary (Dec 2025): Claude Code: Included with Claude Pro subscription ($20/month) Available on Web, VS Code, JetBrains, Terminal, Slack GitHub Copilot: Free: 2,000 completions/month Pro: $10/month - Unlimited completions Business: $19/user/month Enterprise: $39/user/month Cursor: Hobby: Free (limited) Pro: $20/month Pro+: $60/month Ultra: $200/month 📚 Official Documentation: • Claude Code: https://claude.com/product/claude-code • GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot • Cursor: https://www.cursor.com 📊 Related Videos: • What is Agentic AI?:    • Agentic AI vs Regular AI: What You're Missing   💡 Gheware DevOps AI Features: • AI & Automation tutorials • Docker & Kubernetes certification prep • CI/CD pipeline tutorials • Real-world hands-on examples 🔔 Subscribe for more AI & DevOps content! 👍 Like if this helped you decide 💬 Comment: Which AI coding tool do YOU use? 📱 Follow Gheware DevOps AI: • Website: https://brainupgrade.in • GitHub: https://github.com/brainupgrade-in #ClaudeCode #GitHubCopilot #Cursor #AICoding #DevOps #Programming #AITools #2026 #AIComparison #CodingTools ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👨‍🏫 About Your Instructor: Rajesh Gheware | CKA Certified | IIT Madras | Ex-JPMorgan VP 25+ years experience training teams at Deloitte, Bank of America, JP Morgan 📘 Get My Book: Ultimate CKA Guide → https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0D947RXPF 🔗 Connect: • LinkedIn:   / rajeshgheware   • Website: https://brainupgrade.in ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly DevOps tutorials! →    / @ghewaredevopsai   --- Gheware DevOps AI - Docker | Kubernetes | AI | DevOps