Two tools. Two layers of the same problem.
Cursor’s new Visual Editor is an important step forward. It reflects a real shift happening across the industry: teams want to collapse the distance between intent, UI, and code.
But Cursor Visual Editor and Fei Studio are not solving the same problem.
They operate at different layers of software development, for different participants, with different implications for how organizations ship.
Understanding that difference matters.
What Cursor Visual Editor is doing well
Cursor Visual Editor extends the IDE into the visual domain.
It lets developers:
- Click and manipulate live UI
- Adjust layout and styles visually
- Use natural language tied to selected elements
- See changes reflected in code immediately
This is a meaningful improvement for individual developers.
It reduces context switching.
It speeds up UI iteration inside the editor.
It keeps everything close to the code.
In short, Cursor Visual Editor makes developers faster inside a file.
And that’s exactly where it shines.
Where Cursor stops
Despite the visual layer, Cursor remains fundamentally:
- A developer-first tool
- Operating inside the IDE
- Requiring codebase familiarity
- Dependent on the developer to decide scope, structure, and correctness
Even with visual controls, the user still needs to:
- Know which part of the system they’re touching
- Understand how components relate
- Judge whether changes are production-grade
- Own the full implementation responsibility
Cursor improves how developers work.
It does not change who can work.
What Fei Studio is doing differently
Fei Studio operates one layer above.
It is not an IDE feature.
It is not a visual helper for developers.
Fei Studio is an AI-native workflow for the entire product team.
PMs, designers, and UX roles don’t “assist” developers.
They build real product updates directly, in the real codebase.
Fei:
- Locates the correct components across the system
- Understands design systems and existing patterns
- Implements multi-file, production-grade changes
- Produces structured, reviewable output
- Hands engineers work that is ready to approve
Developers stay in control through review.
But they are no longer the only ones who can move the product forward.
That is the fundamental shift.
The real difference: speed vs. leverage
Cursor Visual Editor increases individual speed.
Fei Studio increases organizational leverage.
Cursor helps a developer move faster in the moment.
Fei helps the entire product org reduce dependency on engineering bandwidth.
This shows up in practice:
- UI iteration no longer waits for sprint capacity
- Design changes don’t die in Figma
- PM intent doesn’t get diluted through tickets
- Engineering time shifts toward higher-order work
Fei doesn’t optimize the act of coding.
It changes how work flows through the organization.
Why these tools are not competitors
This is not “Cursor vs. Fei”.
Many teams will use both.
Cursor is excellent when:
- You are inside an IDE
- Working at the file level
- Iterating quickly as a developer
Fei is essential when:
- Changes span components and screens
- Intent comes from product or design
- The bottleneck is coordination, not syntax
- The goal is shipping, not just editing
Together, they close the loop between productivity and delivery.
The bigger picture
Cursor’s Visual Editor is part of a broader trend:
design and code are converging.
Fei Studio takes that convergence further — not by abstracting code away, but by opening it responsibly to the rest of the organization.
Not by lowering standards.
But by letting more people participate meaningfully in building the product.
That’s the difference.
And that’s why Fei Studio exists.
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