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Cursor IDE users report API limit anomalies

Users of the Cursor IDE are reporting unexpected changes in their API usage limits. One user on a legacy plan experienced what appeared to be unlimited access to the Opus 5.5 model, with no corresponding usage logs, only to find their limits draining significantly faster the next day, even with the Grok model. AI

IMPACT Potential disruption for users relying on predictable API usage and billing.

RANK_REASON User reports of unexpected behavior in a software product.

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Cursor IDE users report API limit anomalies

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Omid0770390 ·

    yesterday cursor give me unlimited amount of api usage ( i am on yearly legacy plan), today i fill my limits are draining faster

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>yesterday i reach 100 percent usage from api with opus then the client doesnt stopped there. i have infinit amount of opus 5.5 . and it didnt even appear in my usage logs! but today i fill the amount of usage even in grok itself fall a lot! </p> …