Cursor (The X Subscription) vs Claude Pro (Claude Code): limits compared
| Cursor (The X Subscription) | Claude Pro (Claude Code) | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Plus | Pro |
| Status | current | current |
| Price $/mo | 8 | 20 |
| Metered in | Weekly pool (Cursor/Grok models only) | Five-hour and weekly limits |
| Stated limits | Base usage tier; Cursor models only at fixed settings (Fast off, medium effort); no Auto, Cloud Agents, Automations, Bugbot, Origin or third-party models | Claude Code included; at least 5x Free per five-hour session, with weekly limits shared with chat; extra use at API rates or bundles ($45 buys $50) |
| Resets | Weekly | Every 5 hours + weekly |
Cursor (The X Subscription) user reports
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Claude Pro (Claude Code) user reports
- Anecdote “Opus - 10M tokens / 5hr; Sonnet - 20M tokens / 5hr; Haiku - 40M tokens / 5hr” (User estimate (ccusage)) source
- Anecdote “I can easily run out of tokens with 2 or 3 feature requests or debugging sessions.” source
- Anecdote “at 20$ you get around 1.3 B tokens using opsy 5.5” (u/Machine2024, Opus 5.5 medium only, measured at 30M/50M/100M checkpoints with ~85% cache; another commenter notes most of that is likely cached reads (added 2026-10-17)) source
Units differ between vendors and aren't directly comparable.