coding-agents
Cursor
Cursor is a desktop coding editor sold as part of The X Subscription. Paid plans share a weekly usage pool with Grok. Plus is Grok-only. Premium and above can call third-party models at API list price, billed separately.
Answer
Cursor is an in-repo coding editor on The X Subscription. New customers choose Free, Plus at $8/month, Premium at $30/month, Super at $100/month, or Ultra at $200/month, with Teams seats from $30 per user. Those figures are the vendor's list prices as of 15 October 2026, not a lab measurement.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Interval | Notes | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Limited agent requests and limited chat requests. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Plus | $8 | month | Base usage pool. Grok models only. No cloud agents, automations, Bugbot, Origin, or third-party models. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Plus annual | $80 | year | Annual billing for Plus. Prices exclude tax. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Premium | $30 | month | 4x Plus usage. Adds cloud agents, automations, Origin, Bugbot, and third-party models at API list price, paid separately. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Premium annual | $300 | year | Annual billing for Premium. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Super | $100 | month | 15x Plus usage, plus priority model access at peak times. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Super annual | $1,000 | year | Annual billing for Super. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Ultra | $200 | month | 50x Plus usage and earliest access to products and models. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Ultra annual | $2,000 | year | Annual billing for Ultra. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Teams | $30, $100, or $200 | user / month | Seat price matches the tier. Third-party models are API list price plus a Cursor Token Rate of $0.25 per million tokens on Teams. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
| Enterprise | Custom | contract | Pooled usage, SCIM, audit logs, invoice billing, and admin controls. No list price is published. | Official source | 2026-10-15 |
Who it's for
- People who want the agent inside the editor they already type in.
- Developers who want Grok models included, and who will pay API rates if they also want Claude, GPT, or Gemini inside Cursor.
- Teams that want shared admin controls, starting at the Teams seat rather than a personal plan.
Pros
- The agent, chat, and editor are one product, so the work stays in the repository.
- Premium and above add cloud agents, automations, Origin code hosting, and Bugbot, according to the pricing comparison.
- Privacy mode can be turned on so code is not used for training by Cursor or its model providers, according to the pricing FAQ.
Cons
- Plus does not include third-party models, cloud agents, automations, Bugbot, or Origin.
- Third-party model use on Premium and above is not included in the monthly price. It is billed at API list price.
- The subscription also bundles Grok and X features, so the bill is not a coding-only product.
Test log
No hands-on run is recorded. The lab protocol on the methodology page (a CRUD app, a seeded bug, a refactor, and a Vercel deploy) has not been executed for this page. There is no time, success rate, cost, screenshot, or score to show.
What it is
Cursor is the editor in this set. The public pricing page sells it as part of The X Subscription, one subscription that also covers Grok and X. Paid tiers share a weekly pool of usage across Cursor and Grok. The pool refreshes weekly, so the vendor's FAQ says one heavy day does not wipe out the month.
The same page says subscriptions are sold only through the official site, not through resellers.
Where it runs
You use Cursor as a desktop coding product. Premium and above are the tiers that list cloud agents, automations, code hosting via Origin, and AI code reviews via Bugbot. Plus lists the agent, with Grok models only.
What this page does not claim
There is no task log, no token total from a lab run, and no ranking score. Legacy plan prices are documented for people who already subscribe. They are not the plans offered to new customers.
A later hands-on pass would record the editor version, the model, the task, the time, and the cost. None of that exists for this page yet.
Questions
Does the Plus plan include Claude, GPT, or Gemini inside Cursor?
No. The pricing page says Plus includes Grok models only. Premium and above can use third-party models at API list price, paid from prepaid credit, and that usage is not part of the monthly subscription price.
Can a new customer still buy the older Cursor Pro plan at $20?
New customers start on The X Subscription. Legacy Hobby, Pro, Pro+, Ultra, and Teams seats remain for existing subscribers. See the legacy plans page for the mapping.
Did Vibe Stack Lab time Cursor on a coding task?
No. This page is a research summary of public pricing and product pages checked on 15 October 2026. There is no hands-on result.