Cursor Raises Limits and Shifts Auto to Per-Model Billing on Aug 24
Cursor announced that starting Aug 24 all plans receive higher usage limits, while Auto moves from a flat rate to per-model billing based on which model each request routes to. The changes take effect automatically within current billing cycles with no user action required.
Confirmed
- Effective Aug 24: included usage increases for all Cursor models, with per-model limits raised accordingly.
- Auto no longer uses a unified rate; it is billed per the model each request routes to. The routing mechanism itself is unchanged.
- Plans include Ultra models via SuperGrok Heavy; @prasenx confirmed Grok 4.6 is among the models with raised limits.
- Cursor admitted most requests will cost more than under the old flat rate, explaining it needs to keep routing everyday work to the cheapest suitable model; arrangements for Cursor's own models are also being adjusted.
Why it matters
- Higher limits are an immediate benefit for all users, especially heavy users.
- However, per-model billing for Auto means real bills may rise, as Cursor itself acknowledges; users should assess how the change affects their costs.
2026-08-20 ~ 2026-08-20 · 6 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] Cursor raises usage limits automatically, new pricing starts August 24 — prasenx · 2026-08-20
- [source] Cursor raises usage limits and changes Auto pricing model — XFreeze · 2026-08-20
- [source] Cursor increases usage limits on all plans, shifts to per-model pricing — ns123abc · 2026-08-20
- Cursor increases usage limits across all plans — ns123abc · 2026-08-20
- Cursor raises usage limits including Grok 4.6, effective Aug 24 — prasenx · 2026-08-20
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