Claude Code vs Cursor: I use both. Here's how I actually split the work

People keep asking which one to use. The honest answer is: both, for different things. I've been using Claude Code and Cursor in the same workflow for a few months. Here's how I actually split them. What Cursor is better at Tab completion in the flow. When I'm writing code and thinking out loud in the editor, Cursor's inline completions are faster. It sees what's on screen and completes the next few lines without me switching context. File navigation with context. Cursor's composer window lets me reference multiple files at once while staying in the editor. For surgical edits across 2-3 related files, it's faster than context-switching to a terminal. Quick one-off questions. "What does this function return?" "Why is this type wrong?" In-editor chat is faster than switching to a terminal session. What Claude Code is better at Multi-file orchestration. When a feature touches 6+ files, Claude Code handles the coordination better. It can create files, rename things, update imports, run com