Cursor (legacy) vs ChatGPT Plus (Codex): limits compared
| Cursor (legacy) | ChatGPT Plus (Codex) | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Pro | Plus |
| Status | legacy | current |
| Price $/mo | 20 | 20 |
| Metered in | Dollars of usage (two monthly pools) | Five-hour and weekly limits |
| Stated limits | Two monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models (third-party at provider prices); on-demand usage for extra requests | Codex in app, terminal and editors; allowance shared with ChatGPT; no published price for extra credits |
| Resets | Monthly (billing cycle); no rollover | Every 5 hours + weekly |
Cursor (legacy) user reports
- Anecdote “Cursor (auto) - 60M tokens / month ($20)” (User estimate from ccusage/Cursor usage stats) source
- Anecdote “Composer with Opus burns through the $20 plan in days.” source
- Anecdote “Combined all 3 tasks Cursor used 2% of weekly and the xAI used 8% but took longer on everything and seemed to do more work.” (u/okdesign, side-by-side test of the $20 Cursor plan vs the $30 xAI plan, read from each plan's usage meter (added 2026-10-17)) source
ChatGPT Plus (Codex) user reports
- Anecdote “Codex (GPT 5.3 Codex) - 100M tokens / 5 hour block” (User estimate during a 2x promo) source
- Anecdote “If your budget is $20, I'd probably go with Codex.” source
Units differ between vendors and aren't directly comparable.