No, Copilot is just dumb, for example, I have the following code:

    func(a, b, 1)
    func(b, c, 1)

and, say, for some reason I need to swap the order so the first line looks like func(1, a, b). After doing that, without even moving to the second line, Cursor just suggests changing the second line to func(1, b, c).

You just can't make Copilot do this. Even after you move to the second line, it won't suggest anything. It just suggests a completion starting from where your cursor is, instead of an inline edit around where you are at.

Sometimes you can delete everything after func( on the second line and Copilot will finish it, but sometimes it just can't and decided to autocomplete irrelevant (e.g. func(1, e, f).

In this case there's not much intelligence needed, but for more complicated changes Cursor does just as well.

So you're talking about Copilot suggesting edits rather than inserts. Yes, I agree, that's a major deficiency of Copilot. Thanks.

Exactly. This is how it works in vim/nvim using the copilot.vim plugin. Unless it's refactoring multiple files, I don't see the value. Now that you can choose your own model, I don't see many benefits with Cursor.

Yes, sounds like Copilot but without the benefit of using my favourite editor.

Cursor is literally just a reskinned VSCode. At this point Copilot is playing catch-up to them and gaining ground quickly.