Cursor (The X Subscription) vs Cursor (legacy): limits compared
| Cursor (The X Subscription) | Cursor (legacy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Premium | Pro |
| Status | current | legacy |
| Price $/mo | 30 | 20 |
| Metered in | Weekly pool (Cursor/Grok models) + prepaid credit for third-party models | Dollars of usage (two monthly pools) |
| Stated limits | 4x Plus usage; weekly pool for Cursor models (Grok 4.7/4.6/4.5, Composer 2.5) shared with Grok apps; third-party models (e.g. Claude, GPT) billed at API list price from prepaid credit; no rollover | Two monthly pools: Cursor Models and Other Models (third-party at provider prices); on-demand usage for extra requests |
| Resets | Weekly (pool); prepaid credit expires 365 days after purchase | Monthly (billing cycle); no rollover |
Cursor (The X Subscription) user reports
- 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 legacy $20 Cursor plan vs the $30 xAI plan, read from each plan's usage meter (added 2026-10-17)) source
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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