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Cursor user charged $22.95 for offline AI usage, suspects hack or system error

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user reported being unexpectedly charged $22.95 by Cursor for on-demand AI usage, despite their limit being set to $5 and their laptop being offline at the time. The usage breakdown indicated significant use of expensive models like Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5.6 Sol Max, which the user claims were disabled and not manually selected. The user is seeking help to understand how this usage occurred and why their spending limit was bypassed, suspecting either a system issue with Cursor or a potential hacking incident. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the reliability and security of AI tool billing and offline usage.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific software tool's billing and functionality.

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Cursor user charged $22.95 for offline AI usage, suspects hack or system error

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0 / 100
Composite score across the factors below. Higher = stronger signal that this story matters right now.
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Tool
User-reported issue with a specific software tool's billing and functionality.
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product, other
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High
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1 days old
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/OverallAd9984 ·

    Cursor charged me $22.95 in on-demand usage while my laptop was offline (hacked?)

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x0a1x5/cursor_charged_me_2295_in_ondemand_usage_while_my/"> <img alt="Cursor charged me $22.95 in on-demand usage while my laptop was offline (hacked?)" src="https://preview.redd.it/7ady4lgkd4uh1.jpg?width=140&am…

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