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Cursor AI silently changed their "unlimited" Pro plan to severely rate-limited without notice, locking users out after 3-7 requests & forcing them to upgrade to regain functionality.[1]
Cursor AI, a developer-focused AI code assistant, marketed its $20/month Pro plan with "Unlimited Agent Requests,"[2] targeting professional developers who depend on advanced models like Anthropic Claude 4 Sonnet for coding workflows. The service was sold as a premium development tool that provides reliable access to frontier AI models for professional software development.
After introducing an Unlimited Pro plan, a hidden Pro+ upgrade, and higher-priced Ultra Plan in mid-June 2025[3], shortly after Cursor quietly changed the Pro plan description from "Unlimited Agent Requests" to "Unlimited Agent Requests *Usage Limits Apply for some models" and again early July to "Extended limits on agent" without clarifying actual limits or notifying existing customers. The company implemented a system based on "$20+ of model inference" allowance but provided no tools for users to track consumption against this limit.[4]
A screenshot of the initial description of the Pro plan.
Days after June 16, 2025, launch, Cursor quietly walked back "Unlimited Agent Requests"
Added on asterisks to the unlimited messaging "Unlimited Agent Requests *Usage Limits Apply for some models"
On June 16, 2025, Cursor AI pushed through large changes to their Pro Plan terms without properly notifying customers:[5]
Changed "Unlimited Agent Requests" to "Extended limits on agent" on pricing page
Implemented usage limits based on vague "$20+ of model inference" allowance
Introduced harsh rate limiting with reset periods described only as "5-24 hours"[6]A screenshot of the description of the Pro-plan showing a hidden disclaimer near the "Unlimited agent requests" lineA screenshot showing the description of the Pro tier as of 3 July 2025. Notice how the first line was modified to "Extended limits on agent"
Removed transparency features that would allow users to track usage against limits[7]
Even after the official response, fundamental issues remained unresolved:
Users continued experiencing rate limiting after just 3 prompts despite documentation claiming 225 requests/month
Reset timing described vaguely as "5-24 hours" with no guarantees ("best-effort basis")
No real-time usage tracking implementation to help users manage consumption
Forum user doing math to demonstrate how cursor is 29x worse than claudeValue proposition remained significantly worse than competitors (29:1 ratio disadvantage)[16]
