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Cursor accused of overcharging annual plan users for seat changes

A user on Reddit reported that Cursor, an AI-powered code editor, may be overcharging customers on annual plans. The user claims that when adjusting the number of seats during a billing period, Cursor charged for an additional seat instead of utilizing an already purchased but inactive annual seat. This issue appears to occur even when the total number of purchased annual seats exceeds the number of active users. AI

IMPACT Potential billing issues could impact user trust and adoption of AI-powered development tools.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a software product's billing practices.

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Cursor accused of overcharging annual plan users for seat changes

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User-reported issue with a software product's billing practices.
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/pangwa ·

    Check your bill carefully if you’re on an annual plan and have changed your seat count during the billing period.

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1v54gtf/check_your_bill_carefully_if_youre_on_an_annual/"> <img alt="Check your bill carefully if you’re on an annual plan and have changed your seat count during the billing period." src="https://preview.redd.it/…