Cursor free tier includes AI-powered code editor built on VS Code… Verified September 2026.

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Cursor Free Tier 2026 stable

Limits, pricing history. Verified September 2026. Last updated 2026-09-27.

Cursor's free tier offers AI-powered code editor built on VS Code… We rate it stable. One recorded pricing restructure narrowed the terms, on 2025-06-16.

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⚠️ Pricing change: Cursor moved Pro from 500 requests a month to usage-based pricing and introduced a $200/month Ultra tier. Source ↗ (effective 2025-06-16) View in changelog →
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Free
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AI Coding
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Verified
2026-09-24
Last read
2026-09-24
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.

Free Tier Details

AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Hobby is the free plan: no credit card required, limited Agent requests, access to Composer — cursor.com/pricing states no completion or request figure for it. Individual paid plans: Pro $20/month, Pro+ $60/month (3x Pro's Agent limits), Ultra $200/month (20x). Teams is $40/user/month for a Standard seat or $120/user/month for a Premium seat (5x Standard's Agent limits). Enterprise is custom-priced with pooled usage, invoice/PO billing and SCIM. Cursor renders only the selected tier's price in the page body.

We read that on 2026-09-24 from https://www.cursor.com/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Cursor as "cursor" and states "$20" and "$40".

When You'll Outgrow Cursor's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (6 recorded)

corrected effective 2026-09-27 low impact
Data correction - Cursor changed its Pro plan and introduced Ultra on 2025-06-16, not on 2025-06-01. The date comes from Cursor's own announcement. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-03-13 with the change dated 2025-06-01
After: pricing_restructured dated 2025-06-16, from Cursor's announcement of the Pro and Ultra changes
corrected effective 2026-09-02 medium impact
Data correction — we published a Hobby tier at $10/month that Cursor has never offered. Hobby is the name of Cursor's free plan. Our free-tier description also carried GitHub Copilot's 2,000-completions figure, which appears nowhere on cursor.com/pricing. Source ↗
Before: 6-plan structure: Free (2,000 completions/month, 50 slow premium requests), Hobby $10/month (lighter paid tier), Pro $20/month, Pro+ $60/month, Business $40/seat/month, Ultra $200/month
After: Hobby is the free plan (no credit card, limited Agent requests, Composer access). Paid: Pro $20/month, Pro+ $60/month, Ultra $200/month, Teams $40/user/month, Enterprise custom. Pro+ and Ultra prices are published in the page's JSON-LD Offer list rather than in the rendered body; this record's first version omitted them because we read only the rendered text.
restructured discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown high impact
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-26). The free tier now includes 'Limited Agent requests' and 'Access to Composer' instead of '2,000 completions/month, 50 slow premium requests'. The pricing structure has been significantly restructured with new tiers (Individual, Pro, Pro+, Ultra, Teams Standard, Teams Premium, Enterprise) and a focus on 'Agent' and 'Grok' limits. Retracted 2026-09-26: not a change Cursor made on or near 2026-08-28. The reading compared cursor.com/pricing with our own description, which carried a $10 Hobby tier Cursor never sold (corrected 2026-09-02) and the free plan's 2,000 completions and 50 slow premium requests, which the page no longer listed by September 2025. The Hobby card did change between the 2026-06-01 and 2026-08-01 captures, from "Limited Tab completions" to "Access to Composer", but Cursor's help center still includes Tab completions in the free plan: "You can use Agent, Chat, and Tab completions with the Auto model." Source ↗
Before: AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. 6-plan structure: Free (2,000 completions/month, 50 slow premium requests), Hobby $10/month (lighter paid tier), Pro $20/month (unlimited completions, 500 fast premium requests), Pro+ $60/month (10x premium requests vs Pro, priority access, more context), Business $40/seat/month, Ultra $200/month (highest credit limits for power users). Credit-based pricing model since June 2025.
After: Hobby (Free) includes: No credit card required, Limited Agent requests, Access to Composer. Individual is $20/month. Pro, Pro+, and Ultra tiers are also available with varying limits on Agent and Grok access. Teams plans (Standard and Premium) are $40/user/month. Enterprise is custom pricing.
restructured discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low impact
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-02). Cursor now offers 6 plans: Free, Hobby ($10/mo), Pro ($20/mo), Pro+ ($60/mo), Business ($40/seat), Ultra ($200/mo). Hobby tier added as lighter paid option between Free and Pro. Credit-based pricing model since June 2025. Retracted 2026-09-02: Cursor has never offered a $10/month Hobby tier - Hobby is the name of its free plan. This row was our error, not a change Cursor made. Source ↗
Before: 5-tier structure (Free, Pro, Pro+, Business, Ultra)
After: Retracted 2026-09-02. Cursor has no $10/month Hobby tier and there is no evidence it ever had one — Hobby is the name of its free plan. The lineup on cursor.com/pricing today is Hobby (free), Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams $40/user, Enterprise custom. This row is our error, not a vendor change.
new tier effective 2026-04-07 medium impact
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-26). Cursor introduced Pro+ tier at $60/month between Pro ($20) and Ultra ($200). Pro+ includes 10x premium model requests vs Pro, priority access, and expanded context window. Expands the pricing ladder from 3 tiers (Free/Pro/Ultra) to 4 (Free/Pro/Pro+/Ultra), filling the $20-$200 gap. Retracted 2026-09-26: Cursor did not add Pro+ in April 2026. Pro+ at $60 a month is already on cursor.com/pricing in the Internet Archive capture of 2025-09-22, and Cursor describes it as "3x Pro limits on Agent", not 10x. Source ↗
Before: 3-tier pricing: Free (2K completions, 50 slow requests), Pro $20/mo (unlimited completions, 500 fast requests), Ultra $200/mo
After: 4-tier pricing: Free (2K completions, 50 slow requests), Pro $20/mo, Pro+ $60/mo (10x premium requests, priority access, more context), Ultra $200/mo
restructured effective 2025-06-16 medium impact
Cursor moved Pro from 500 requests a month to usage-based pricing and introduced a $200/month Ultra tier. Source ↗
Before: Pro plan $20/month with 500 fast requests
After: Pro plan $20/month (credit-based), Business $40/seat/month, Ultra $200/month (higher credit limits)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cursor free?
Yes, Cursor offers a free tier: Free. AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Hobby is the free plan: no credit card required, limited Agent requests, access to Composer — cursor.com/pricing states no completion or request figure for it....
What is Cursor's free tier?
Cursor's free tier is called "Free". AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Hobby is the free plan: no credit card required, limited Agent requests, access to Composer — cursor.com/pricing states no completion or request figure for it. Individual paid plans: Pro $20/month, Pro+ $60/month (3x Pro's Agent limits), Ultra $200/month (20x). Teams is $40/user/month for a Standard seat or $120/user/month for a Premium seat (5x Standard's Agent limits). Enterprise is custom-priced with pooled usage, invoice/PO billing and SCIM. Cursor renders only the selected tier's price in the page body.
Is Cursor's free tier reliable?
Cursor's free tier is considered stable. One recorded pricing restructure narrowed the terms, on 2025-06-16. See the pricing history below.
Is Cursor's free tier good for production?
Cursor's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers AI-powered code editor built on VS Code…, so it's a reasonable starting point. One recorded pricing restructure narrowed the terms, on 2025-06-16. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Cursor's pricing?
Cursor has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Cursor moved Pro from 500 requests a month to usage-based pricing and introduced a $200/month Ultra tier. Source: https://cursor.com/blog/new-tier (2025-06-16).
When will I outgrow Cursor's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Cursor in?
Cursor is categorized under AI Coding on AgentDeals.

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