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Cursor's new AI subscription limits criticized as misleading

A user on Reddit expressed dissatisfaction with Cursor's new unified subscription model, claiming the advertised usage limits for AI models are misleading. The user, who previously had a legacy 'ultra' subscription, found that the new 'super' tier, which was supposed to offer 85% of their previous Grok usage, was depleted within a single day. They advise others on the legacy plan to avoid switching until the issue is resolved and have requested a refund, stating they will no longer use Cursor. AI

IMPACT Potential user dissatisfaction could impact adoption of AI-integrated development tools.

RANK_REASON User complaint about a product's features and pricing.

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Cursor's new AI subscription limits criticized as misleading

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

    When switching to unified Cursor account, don't trust the usage limits they claim.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was on legacy cursor ultra subscription and very much enjoy it used Grok 4.6 and 4.7 and composer 2.5 even as my daily driver. Sometimes I used Opus 5.5 when I needed to create designs. </p> <p>With recent changes decided to switch to the unifi…