Cursor (legacy) vs GitHub Copilot: limits compared
| Cursor (legacy) | GitHub Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Pro | Pro |
| Status | legacy | current |
| Price $/mo | 20 | 10 |
| Metered in | Dollars of usage (two monthly pools) | AI credits ($0.01 each) |
| Stated limits | Two monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models (third-party at provider prices); on-demand usage for extra requests | 1,500 AI credits/month ($15 of usage); extra use from a budget you set |
| Resets | Monthly (billing cycle); no rollover | Monthly |
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
GitHub Copilot user reports
- Anecdote “I'm going to try Copilot Pro+ now, it looks like it's worth it.” (Anecdotal) source
Units differ between vendors and aren't directly comparable.