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Cursor users question on-demand API costs vs. fixed plans

A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit is questioning the cost-effectiveness of Cursor's on-demand API usage compared to its fixed Ultra plan. The user reported that $200 of on-demand usage for Codex 5.3 consumed credits within hours, whereas a similar amount on the fixed Ultra plan lasted for approximately 15 days with significantly more prompts. This discrepancy has led the user to suspect they are being overcharged. AI

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IMPACT Users are questioning the cost-effectiveness of AI tool pricing models, which could influence adoption and developer choices.

RANK_REASON User-generated content discussing product pricing and usage.

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 · /u/charcuterieboard831 ·

    Is the plan usage lower than on demand?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I ran out of my API usage for Codex 5.3. I added another $200 but then saw that in a few hours this on demand sucked up $50. I was expecting days....</p> <p>Except the $200 in usage with the fixed Ultra plan took close to 15 days to run out wi…