Cursor drops its entry plan from $20 to $8 a month, a 60% cut

What changed

The entry price went from $20 to $8 per month, a 60% reduction. For one seat that is $144 less per year. The higher individual tiers are listed on the official pricing page as Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo and Ultra $200/mo, and Teams starts at $30+ per user per month. The facts we have do not explain why Cursor changed the price.

Where it sits in the category

Among the 14 coding-ide agents we track with paid plans, the median entry price is $19. The cheapest listed entry price is $8.33, so Cursor's new entry plan is below that. Cursor ranks 11th among all tracked agents by Gid Score, which combines usage, community, attention and momentum.

What the low price does not tell you

The cheaper plan is called Plus, and paid plans use usage pools, with overage billed at model API rates. Heavy agent use, including cloud agents that run tasks in remote environments, can therefore cost more than the headline price. The pricing page does not tell us how the Plus allowance compares with what the old entry plan included.

What it means for you

• If you pay for the old entry plan, open your account and check which plan you are on now and what your usage pool is.
• Heavy users should estimate overage at model API rates before assuming the full saving.
• If you chose a cheaper competitor mainly on price, compare the entry plans again on AgentGid, since Cursor is now under the category median.
• Teams buyers should note that the team price is listed as pooled usage per user, so check it separately from the individual price.