VibeCursor pricing explained: weekly pools, tiers and what happens at the limit
What each Cursor plan includes, how the weekly pool and the 4x, 15x and 50x ratios work, why Claude and GPT bill separately, and what to do when you hit the limit. Every number is from Cursor's own pricing page and docs.
Quick answer
As of November 1, 2026, Cursor has four paid plans: Plus at $8 a month, Premium at $30, Super at $100 and Ultra at $200. Each one includes a weekly pool of usage for Cursor's own models (Grok and Composer), shared with the Grok apps. Premium gets 4x the Plus pool, Super 15x and Ultra 50x, and the pool refreshes every week. Claude, GPT and Gemini are not in the pool. On Premium and above they bill at API list price from prepaid credit, and Plus can't use them at all. When the pool runs out you can wait for the reset, pay from prepaid credit, or upgrade.
Cursor plans side by side
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Weekly pool | Claude, GPT, Gemini | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | n/a | Limited | Not available | Agent and Chat with limited usage. |
| Plus | $8 | $80 | Base (1x) | Not available | Cursor's own models (Grok 4.7, 4.6, 4.5 and Composer 2.5) at fixed settings: Fast off, medium effort. No Auto, Cloud Agents, Automations, Bugbot, Origin or your own API keys. |
| Premium | $30 | $300 | 4x Plus | API list price, from prepaid credit | Everything in Plus, plus Cloud Agents and Automations, code hosting on Origin, Bugbot code review, third-party models and Grok Bot. |
| Super | $100 | $1,000 | 15x Plus | API list price, from prepaid credit | Everything in Premium, plus priority model access at peak times. |
| Ultra | $200 | $2,000 | 50x Plus | API list price, from prepaid credit | Everything in Super, plus earliest access to new products and models. |
| Teams | $30, $100 or $200 per seat | n/a | Matches each seat's tier | API list price plus a $0.25 per million token Cursor Token Rate on eligible models | Premium, Super or Ultra seats, mixed on one team. Plus is not sold for teams. |
Prices in US dollars, before tax, for one user. Cursor is now sold as part of The X Subscription, one subscription for Grok, Cursor and X, so each plan also includes Grok and X benefits. All prices and plan details are on our Cursor page.
How the weekly pool works
- One pool per plan. Each paid plan includes one pool of usage for Cursor's own models: Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5. Agent in the editor, the CLI, Cloud Agents, Grok Bot and the Grok apps all draw from it.
- It refreshes weekly. Cursor says this is so one heavy day doesn't use up your month. Your next reset date shows under Usage at grok.com/dashboard.
- The size is a ratio, not a number. Plus is the base. Premium gets 4x, Super 15x and Ultra 50x. Cursor doesn't publish how many tokens or dollars the Plus pool holds.
- Models cost different amounts. Different models draw from the pool at different rates. If you buy more usage past the pool, Grok 4.7 is $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, and Composer 2.5 is $0.50 and $2.50.
- Nothing rolls over. Unused pool usage is gone at the reset.
Why Claude and GPT bill from prepaid credit
Third-party models like Claude, GPT and Gemini aren't in the weekly pool on any plan. On Premium, Super and Ultra you can still pick them in Cursor, and you pay the model's API list price from the first request, out of prepaid credit. Plus and Free don't get them at all.
Prepaid credit comes from top-ups you buy under Additional usage credits at grok.com/dashboard/billing, or from Auto Top-up, which refills your balance when it drops below a threshold you set. Auto Top-up is off until you turn it on. Cursor says that with it off, additional usage stops once your weekly pool and the credit you already bought are used up. So if your prepaid balance is $0, Claude and GPT requests have nothing to bill against, even on a $200 Ultra plan. Add credit first.
One more catch: the monthly additional usage limit. If you set one, paid usage pauses when you reach it, even if you still have credit, until next month or until you raise the limit.
To give a sense of the cost, Claude Sonnet 5.5 is listed at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. A request that reads 100,000 tokens of code and writes 5,000 tokens would cost about $0.25 before any caching discount. Prices for every model are in Cursor's model pricing table.
What to do when you hit the weekly limit
Cursor gives you three options: wait for the weekly reset, keep working on prepaid credit at the same per-model rates, or upgrade to a bigger pool. Requests are never downgraded in quality or speed, so nothing gets worse while you decide.
Upgrade math per dollar
| Plan | Price a month | Weekly pool | Usage per dollar (Plus = 1.0) | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | $8 | 1x | 1.0 | n/a |
| Premium | $30 | 4x | 1.07 | +$22 for 3x more pool |
| Super | $100 | 15x | 1.2 | +$70 for 11x more pool |
| Ultra | $200 | 50x | 2.0 | +$100 for 35x more pool |
Our math from Cursor's published ratios: the pool multiple divided by the price, with Plus set to 1.0. It covers Cursor's own models only, not Claude or GPT.
Ultra gives about 1.7x more usage per dollar than Super, and twice as much as Plus. Premium and Super are only a little better per dollar than Plus. So:
- You hit the wall most weeks: upgrading is the cleaner fix. If you are on Super and hit it every week, Ultra is the best value per dollar of any tier.
- You hit it once or twice a month: a top-up or a cheaper second tool usually costs less than jumping a tier. Premium to Super is $70 more a month.
- Most of your usage is Claude or GPT: a bigger pool doesn't help, because those models never draw from it. Your cost is the credit you spend.
- You also use Grok a lot: Grok Chat, Imagine, Voice and Grok Bot share the same pool, so heavy Grok use leaves less for coding.
A cheaper second tool
If you mainly want Claude or GPT inside the plan price, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) Pro is $20 a month, and its quota includes frontier models from OpenAI, Claude and Gemini. It refreshes daily and weekly, so you can hit a limit there too. See Cursor vs Windsurf (Devin Desktop) pricing for the full comparison.
Old monthly plans vs the new tiers
If you subscribed before The X Subscription launched, you're on a legacy Cursor plan. It keeps working at the same price until you change or cancel. New customers can only buy the new plans.
| Legacy plan | Price | Closest new plan |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | Free |
| Start (India only) | ₹649 a month, tax included | Plus ($8) |
| Pro | $20 a month | Premium ($30) |
| Pro+ | $60 a month | Super ($100) |
| Ultra | $200 a month | Ultra ($200) |
| Teams Standard | $40 per user a month | Teams, Premium seat ($30) |
| Teams Premium | $120 per user a month | Teams, Super seat ($100) |
| Legacy plans | New plans | |
|---|---|---|
| Included usage | Two monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models | One weekly pool for Cursor models, shared with Grok |
| Reset | Monthly, with your billing cycle | Weekly |
| Claude, GPT, Gemini | Included through the Other Models pool on Pro, Pro+, Ultra and Teams | Not included. API list price from prepaid credit, Premium and above |
| Extra usage | On-demand usage, billed after the month | Top-ups of prepaid credit, with optional Auto Top-up |
| Spend control | On-demand spend limit | Monthly additional usage limit |
| Billing page | cursor.com/dashboard/billing | grok.com/dashboard/billing |
Cursor says each new paid plan includes at least twice as much coding usage with Cursor models as the legacy plan it replaces. The trade-off is that the included allowance for third-party models goes away. If you rely on Claude or GPT on Pro today, price in the prepaid credit you'd need before you switch. Switching is permanent and can't be undone.
FAQ
How much is in the Cursor Plus weekly pool?
Cursor doesn't publish a fixed number of tokens or dollars for it. It only gives ratios: Premium is 4x Plus, Super is 15x and Ultra is 50x. Different models draw from the pool at different rates, and your remaining usage and next reset date show in your editor settings and under Usage at grok.com/dashboard.
Why can't I use Claude or GPT in Cursor on Premium?
Claude, GPT and Gemini are not part of any plan's weekly pool. On Premium and above they bill at the model's API list price from the first request, paid from prepaid credit. If your prepaid balance is $0, there is nothing to pay for those requests with, so add credit or turn on Auto Top-up at grok.com/dashboard/billing. On Plus they are not available at all.
Does Grok use up my Cursor pool?
Yes. Grok Chat, Imagine, Voice, Grok Bot and Cursor all draw from the same weekly pool, at different rates per product. The Grok API is billed separately and doesn't touch the pool.
Does unused Cursor usage roll over?
No. Cursor says unused included usage does not roll over on any plan. Prepaid credit is different: it doesn't reset with the weekly pool and stays available until you use it or it expires, currently 365 days after purchase.
Will Cursor slow down or switch me to a worse model when I hit the limit?
No. Cursor's docs say requests are never downgraded in quality or speed. You get a notification in the editor, and then you choose: wait for the reset, keep going on prepaid credit, or upgrade.
Do I have to move off my old Pro or Pro+ plan?
No. Legacy plans keep working at the same price until you change or cancel. Switching is optional, but it is permanent. The new plans include at least twice the coding usage with Cursor models of the legacy plan they replace, but they drop the included allowance for third-party models.
Is yearly billing cheaper?
Yes. Every tier costs 10 times the monthly price for a year: $80 for Plus, $300 for Premium, $1,000 for Super and $2,000 for Ultra. That works out to 2 months free.
Related
Not published
- The size of the Plus weekly pool in tokens or dollars. Cursor only publishes the ratios.
- How fast each Grok product (Chat, Imagine, Voice, Grok Bot) draws from the shared pool.
- The exact day and time your pool resets. It is shown per account under Usage at grok.com/dashboard.
Sources
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- Cursor pricing: cursor.com/pricing
- Cursor docs: cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing, cursor.com/docs/account/pricing/legacy-cursor-plans
- Cursor help center: cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/usage-limits, cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/overages, cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing, cursor.com/help/the-x-subscription/overview
- Devin Desktop (Windsurf): devin.ai/pricing