How Far Does Cursor's Free Tier Go? Hobby vs Pro, Pro+ and Ultra, 2026

Cursor’s plan ladder runs from a free Hobby tier to US$200/month Ultra, with a Pro+ tier added in 2026. Here’s where to stop on that ladder, based on our verified data (last checked 2026-08-14).

The free tier: no credit card required

Cursor Hobby starts without a credit card — not a given among coding AI tools. On quota, honest disclosure: the site formerly listed “2,000 completions + 50 slow premium requests”; as of our 2026-07-26 read of the official site, Cursor now only says “limited quota” and the specific numbers survive only in third-party sources, so we keep them on record at medium confidence. The free tier is enough to judge whether Tab completion fits your hands — not enough to run a real project.

The paid ladder

Daily completions and Q&A → Pro. Constantly hitting Pro’s ceiling with long agent runs → Pro+. Company purchase → Teams standard seats, upgrading heavy users to Premium seats.

Versus GitHub Copilot

Copilot is cheaper for individuals and lives inside your IDE; Cursor rebuilds the whole editor around AI (agent mode, codebase-wide retrieval). See our Cursor vs GitHub Copilot comparison for the line-by-line table.

Verified 2026-08-14. Plans change; cursor.com/pricing is authoritative. More detail on our Cursor tool page.