How much does Cursor AI cost?
Cursor’s current documentation lists plans under The X Subscription, which includes Cursor, Grok, and X. Prices are shown with dollar signs, but the documentation does not explicitly label the currency as USD. Listed monthly prices are Free: $0; Plus: $8; Premium: $30; Super: $100; and Ultra: $200. Teams seats cost $30, $100, or $200 per user per month, depending on tier; Enterprise pricing is custom. Prices exclude tax. New customers choose a plan on The X Subscription; existing subscribers may still have legacy terms. (cursor.com)
| Plan | Listed price | Annual option listed by Cursor | Usage and model note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Limited usage |
| Plus | $8/month | $80/year | Base included usage; third-party models aren’t available |
| Premium | $30/month | $300/year | 4× Plus usage; third-party models billed at API list prices from prepaid credit |
| Super | $100/month | $1,000/year | 15× Plus usage; priority model access at peak times |
| Ultra | $200/month | $2,000/year | 50× Plus usage |
| Teams | $30, $100, or $200 per seat/month | — | Seat tier matches Premium, Super, or Ultra |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Pooled usage; contact Cursor for terms |
Cursor lists the annual amounts as yearly prices, not monthly equivalents, and says prices exclude tax. The documentation does not specify whether prices or the purchase flow vary by location or sales channel; check the price and currency shown at checkout. (cursor.com)
Legacy subscribers: Older Cursor plans remain available to existing subscribers unless they change or cancel. Documented legacy prices include Pro at $20/month, Pro+ at $60/month, Ultra at $200/month, Teams Standard at $40/user/month, and Teams Premium at $120/user/month. Switching to The X Subscription is optional and permanent, so compare features and usage terms before switching. (Legacy Cursor plans)
Can your bill be higher than the plan price?
Yes. Each paid plan on The X Subscription includes a weekly usage pool for Cursor models. Cursor’s documentation says this pool is shared across eligible Cursor and Grok services on the subscription; different models and activities draw from it at different rates. Third-party models aren’t included: on Premium and above, their use is billed at the model’s API list price from prepaid credit. At a usage limit, Cursor says you can continue using prepaid credit, wait for the weekly pool to reset, or upgrade. (Models & Pricing; Usage and limits)
For new Teams plans, each paid seat has its own weekly pool for Cursor models; seats don’t share those weekly pools, and usage doesn’t transfer between team members. The team shares a prepaid balance for additional usage. Eligible third-party model requests are billed at public API list prices plus a Cursor Token Rate of $0.25 per million tokens, paid from that balance. The rate applies to input, output, and cached tokens, including eligible requests routed by Cursor Router in Balance or Intelligence mode. Cost mode requests and Cursor models, including Grok and Composer, are exempt. Third-party models are also exempt when their cache-read price is strictly below $0.10 per million tokens across every pricing tier. (cursor.com)
A simple team budget illustrates the base cost: three Premium Teams seats × $30 = $90 per month, before tax and additional usage. This is a seat-fee calculation, not a forecast of the final bill. (Team Pricing)
Cursor’s token lesson explains the general distinction between input tokens (such as the prompt and prior conversation) and output tokens (what the model generates). It is background on token billing, not a Cursor plan rate card or a way to calculate your likely bill. (Tokens & Pricing)
Cursor subscription versus a production model API
Budget a Cursor subscription separately from a model API used by a deployed application. Cursor’s plans describe usage in Cursor and related subscription services; don’t assume the subscription covers inference for an application you operate. For that separate workload, check the chosen provider’s current API terms and rates. Cursor’s Cloud Agents API runs agent workflows; it is not a general standalone model-inference or chat-completions API. (Cursor APIs Overview)
For a token-billed production API, a basic estimate is:
Monthly API estimate = (monthly input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × input rate) + (monthly output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × output rate)
For example, a hypothetical application with 100,000 requests per month, 2,000 input tokens and 500 output tokens per request would use 200 million input tokens and 50 million output tokens. Its estimated token charge is 200 × the provider’s input price per million tokens + 50 × the provider’s output price per million tokens. This is a formula, not a quote: use the selected provider’s current rates and account for any other billable features in its terms.
Which Cursor plan should you budget for?
- Trying Cursor: Free is an option if its limited usage is enough to evaluate the product.
- Regular individual use: Compare Plus at $8/month with Premium at $30/month. Cursor lists Premium as adding Cloud Agents and Automations, code hosting on Origin, code review with Bugbot, third-party models, and more included usage. (Models & Pricing)
- Heavier agent use: Super and Ultra include larger usage pools than lower tiers; Super also includes priority model access at peak times. Compare features and actual usage rather than treating a larger pool as unlimited. (Models & Pricing)
- Teams: Multiply each paid seat’s tier price by the number of seats, then budget separately for additional usage. Teams can mix seat tiers. Enterprise may be relevant if pooled usage or advanced organizational controls are needed. (Team Pricing)
- Existing legacy subscribers: Check your account’s current plan and billing terms before changing. Switching to The X Subscription is optional and permanent. (Legacy Cursor plans)
Before setting a final budget, confirm the plan shown in your account, the currency and tax at checkout, the included usage and reset period, and the terms for prepaid or additional usage. If you’re building an application, estimate its production API costs separately using the provider and model you expect to run.
Sources
Pricing and plans | Cursor Docs
Models & Pricing | Cursor Docs
Legacy Cursor plans | Cursor Docs
Usage and limits | Cursor Docs
Cursor Token Rate | Cursor Docs