r/cursor

Hi there,
We are updating how Auto is priced and increasing the included usage limits on your plan, taking effect on August 24, 2026.
Here’s what’s changing:
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Updated Auto pricing: Auto pricing will be based on the model each request is routed to, rather than a single flat rate. We’re doing this to be able to continue to serve the most cost-efficient models for everyday work. For most requests, this means a higher rate than the current flat rate.
 
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Increased usage limits: We are also increasing the included usage limits for Cursor Models, including Auto, on your plan. This applies to your current billing cycle and there is nothing you need to do.
 
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No change to how Auto works: Auto will continue to route each request to the model best suited for the task. The models Auto routes to are not changing, and it remains the best option for intelligence per dollar.
If you have questions, please reach out to hi@cursor.com.
Best,
Cursor Team

Is this good or bad ?

I'm just wondering what is the ideal industry standard way to use Cursor from the beginning to the end, like what plugins you use (GSD, Superpowers etc), how you prompt, what is your project structure etc, like is there any tutorial for that out there?
I feel like the whole is just a guessing game, with no proven methods but with some gurus online trying to sell their course.

Any tips from actual pro users?

So, a bit of an introduction, I'm making a mobile game as a hobby right now, using vibe coding with flutter/dart in cursor. It's been a real blessing so far because I have just a little bit of knowledge but not enough to code something like this from scratch. So I just tell it what to build and I follow along trying to learn on the go.

This is really just a small passion project of mine (I've always wanted to start learning coding but never seem to get enough time nowadays) and I'm on the basic Pro Plan.

I managed to get to 100% last month (I begun in july) use of auto and API and I don't use extra billing because I'm a bit right on funda for other plans and such.

I always ran on auto and it seems this change is going to nerf it? Should I switch to just composer? Or try a different agent from another company? What do you pros recommend for me? The project is not really that huge, so I don't really need all these expensive models you guys probably use.

Thanks if you took the time to read through all that, I just don't know much about this world and it's a bit overwhelming.

As of August 29th 8pm EST it seems Auto is both slow and stupid. Cursor what have you done?

We're experiencing high demand for Composer 2.5 right now. Please switch to Auto, another model, or try again in a few moments.

Anyone else having these issues right now?

Hey everyone, I’ve been trying to find a clear answer on this but haven’t seen a solid head-to-head comparison yet.

I’m not talking about the default out-of-the-box models (Copilot vs Cursor’s built-in). Instead, if you configure VS Code and Cursor to use the same model, which editor gives you better code quality in practice?

Specifically interested in:

• Multi-file refactoring accuracy
• Inline completion relevance
• How well each editor leverages the rest of your codebase as context
• Agentic editing / autonomous task quality

Has anyone done serious testing on this? Is the gap between them still huge, or has VS Code + Copilot caught up enough that it’s negligible?

Would love to hear real-world experiences, especially from anyone who’s switched between the two.

Is it only mine or is anyone having the same issue? Already changed the agent, and restarted my mac.

I could be wrong but this seems like the move based on how he is acting.

First, they were auto switching to grok. now it's they don't show you the model's name when your using grok. all of the other ones show the model name in the drop down but for grok noppe its gotta have just the quality and speed., so for like 2 hours I thought I was in composer but nope it was stuck on grok. Also, I'm sorry. Grok sucks. not better than composer 2.5. Not surprised tactics coming from elons crew. Might be moving soon.

UI for composer:

https://preview.redd.it/bijeyixzm5kh1.png?width=504&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa7e5dabe13a34958c222a4a4e2f584e53b9f4de

UI for ChatGPT...

https://preview.redd.it/ils2tve2n5kh1.png?width=492&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf27a772e5251fe873041e96f68dd0edb32ce1e5

UI for grok.

https://preview.redd.it/oy6y3lc7n5kh1.png?width=314&format=png&auto=webp&s=36702a9185e745cfac1030577fe22e3f7597ab72

I have an older Cursor account with the 500-request-based plan.

Currently, I use Opus 4.6 non-thinking for pretty much everything until I hit my quota around the 25th of the month. After that, I switch to whatever models are available to me in the slow pool. It used to be Sonnet 4.5 Thinking, but now it looks like Gemini 3.6/3.7 Flash is also available.

I'm considering whether it's worth changing my setup. I'm currently deciding between paying $20 for Claude Code or $20 for Cursor.

My current workflow is mainly using Claude Code with Sonnet 5 as both a planner and builder, and then switching to Cursor when I hit my Claude Code limits.

However, I'm starting to notice the limitations of Opus 4.6. It's still a great model, but I'm wondering whether my old 500-request Cursor plan is still the better option, especially if I pair it with a Claude or Codex subscription (I'm probably moving to Codex).

So what I'm mainly trying to figure out is:

Would I be better off keeping my old 500-request Cursor plan and pairing it with a Claude/Codex subscription, or switching to a newer Cursor plan with access to the newer models?

I'm particularly interested in which setup would give me the best overall coding experience and the most useful model access for the money.

I have been using composer 2.5 in my job since it is out. Today is the first day i experienced high load warning for composer and happened multiple times. Do you experience the same?

I am new to programming with AI, been programming on and off for a couple years and I think there are tons of cool features in cursor but I have been hearing a lot about people just submitting prompt and just accepting the final output and heavily utilizing agents. But that's not really what I'm looking for and want to be involved in the process. Would cursor be the right tool with the $20 plan?

There are way too many updates required. At least on windows installer. And not updating blocks ai usage on my device so it requires a new download (like a go to site download) like 3 times a week, sometimes more than once a day. By far the biggest downside of the app. And then you have to navigate through that annoying agents page rather than it reopening in my default IDE. Fix the windows installer or make upgrades.

Starting to switch to claude out of sheer annoyance even though i dislike anthropics practices around restricting code gen. Way more software engineers use windows than macOS - not everywhere is San Francisco... Making the windows experience bad is just asking for more people to use Claude...

If you take the same model, same repo and same task and get materially different outcomes depending on selection, rules, indexing, tools, agent mode and feedback loops...

are we still comparing models, or are we actually comparing agent environments?

Just something I felt was a valid question - What are thoughts you guys have on this??

I'm a longtime Claude Code and Codex user and want to try Cursor and see where it has been up to, and also the new Grok bot which was recently released by SpaceX AI. What is the most cost-efficient way of doing it? I don't want to shell out $300 just to try out grok bot.