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Cursor AI support denies user credit after accidental high usage

A Cursor user on the Pro+ plan experienced unexpectedly high AI usage after accidentally triggering an intensive vision OCR process on a large batch of documents. The user requested courtesy credit from AI support to continue their work, but the support system, which refused to escalate to a human agent, denied the request. This incident highlights a user frustration with AI-driven support decisions that prevent human intervention for exceptions. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential user frustration with AI-driven support systems and unexpected cost implications of advanced features.

RANK_REASON User complaint about a specific product feature and its support.

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Cursor AI support denies user credit after accidental high usage

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

    Cursor Auto ran vision OCR ~30 times, wiped my Pro+ usage, and their AI support refuses to let a human review it

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m on Pro+ and having a great time with Cursor, but I accidentally torched a bunch of my usage doing something incredibly stupid.</p> <p>I was using Auto to help archive some old accordion club newsletters for free. Cursor ended up running a vis…