Cursor (The X Subscription) vs Cursor (legacy): limits compared
| Cursor (The X Subscription) | Cursor (legacy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Plus | Pro |
| Status | current | legacy |
| Price $/mo | 8 | 20 |
| Metered in | Weekly pool (Cursor/Grok models only) | Dollars of usage (two monthly pools) |
| 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 | Two monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models (third-party at provider prices); on-demand usage for extra requests |
| Resets | Weekly | Monthly (billing cycle); no rollover |
Cursor (The X Subscription) user reports
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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
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