Cursor (Anysphere, now part of SpaceX/SpaceXAI). Pricing model: Hybrid (base + usage). Value metric: Subscription tier sets the size of a weekly-refreshing usage pool shared with Grok; third-party models billed at API list price.
At a glance
| Company | Cursor (Anysphere, now part of SpaceX/SpaceXAI) |
|---|---|
| What it does | Cursor via The X Subscription |
| Pricing model | Hybrid (base + usage) |
| Value metric | Subscription tier sets the size of a weekly-refreshing usage pool shared with Grok; third-party models billed at API list price |
| Free tier | Free: limited agent and chat requests; starter coding allowance. |
| Pricing page | cursor.com/pricing |
Plans and prices
Prices as published on Cursor (Anysphere, now part of SpaceX/SpaceXAI)'s pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. They change often; check the live page before you rely on them.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | $8 monthly ($80/yr) | per user | Basic pool; Grok models only in Cursor |
| Premium | $30 monthly ($300/yr) | per user | 4x Plus usage; cloud agents, Bugbot code review, code hosting; third-party models at API list price |
| Super | $100 monthly ($1,000/yr) | per user | 15x Plus usage; priority model access |
| Ultra | $200 monthly ($2,000/yr) | per user | 50x Plus usage; earliest access |
| Teams | $30 / $100 / $200 | per seat per month | Seat tiers mirror Premium/Super/Ultra; SSO, analytics, pooled usage |
| Enterprise | Custom | annual | Pooled usage, invoicing, SCIM, granular spend controls |
Usage component. Allowance refreshes weekly; after it runs out, top-offs or wait. Third-party models (Claude, GPT) are not in the pool and bill by usage from prepaid credit.
How credits/tokens work. One pool across Cursor and Grok Chat/Imagine/Voice/Bot; usage cost varies by product. Grok API access included but billed separately at standard rates.
What changed in 2025–2026
Jun 2025: Pro moved from 500 fast requests to $20 of usage at API rates; users hit limits after a few Claude prompts and were charged overages; 4-7 Jul 2025 CEO Michael Truell apologised ('we didn't handle this pricing rollout well') and offered refunds. Oct 29 2025: in-house Composer model launched (cost lever). Reported gross margin of -23% in the quarter to Jan 2026. 16 Jun 2026: SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor for $60B (closed 14 Aug 2026). 12 Oct 2026: legacy Pro $20 / Pro+ $60 / Ultra $200 / Teams $40-$120 replaced for new users by X Subscription tiers; existing users can keep legacy plans.
What you can steal
Pricing
Cursor's 2025 lesson is that changing the unit of value (requests to dollars) without clear warning feels like a price rise even if the price is unchanged. Its 2026 lesson: an AI wrapper paying its model supplier more than its revenue has to either own a model or be owned by someone who does.
Sources
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