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Cursor Auto's variable per-request pricing sparks user cost concerns

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A user shared their experience with Cursor Auto's per-request pricing, noting that costs can vary significantly based on the model used for routing. They found that routine tasks were sometimes routed to expensive frontier models, leading to unexpected expenses. To address this, they developed an open-source proxy tool called RelayPlane to manage request routing and cost control for their own automated development pipeline. AI

IMPACT Highlights the need for transparent and controllable AI model routing to manage operational costs for users.

RANK_REASON User-developed tool to manage AI model routing costs.

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Cursor Auto's variable per-request pricing sparks user cost concerns

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User-developed tool to manage AI model routing costs.
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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/mrtrly ·

    What Cursor Auto actually costs per request now, and what 200,000 routed requests taught me about it

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Since Aug 24 there's no flat rate on Auto. Every request bills at whatever model Auto routes it to, at that model's list price. Composer 2.5 runs about $0.50 in and $2.50 out per million tokens. Same request on Opus 5 is $5 and $25. Fable 5 is $1…

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