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Cursor Pro vs Pro+ in 2026: What Changed When Cursor Moved to Plus, Premium and Super
Cursor Pro ($20) and Pro+ ($60) are now legacy plans. What each one covered, what Plus, Premium and Super replace them with, and whether to switch.
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Plans, legacy rules and usage pools checked Oct 24, 2026 in Cursor’s pricing help, legacy plans docs and usage limits pages. API-key rules checked Oct 23, 2026. This page has no affiliate links (how we work).
Cursor Pro vs Pro+ used to be simple: $20 or $60 a month. Now both are legacy plans that “aren’t available to new customers”, though existing subscribers keep them and can still move from Pro to Pro+. Cursor maps Pro to Premium ($30) and Pro+ to Super ($100). Every other plan is in our Cursor pricing post.
We haven’t tested either plan; everything here is from Cursor’s own pages.
The short answer
- On legacy Pro or Pro+ and you use Claude or GPT a lot? Stay put for now. Legacy plans include an “Other Models” pool for third-party models. The new plans don’t.
- Mostly on Grok or Composer? New plans give “at least twice as much coding usage with Cursor models” as the legacy plan they replace. Switching is permanent, though.
- New customer? You can’t buy Pro or Pro+. Start with Is Cursor free?, then Plus or Premium.
Pro vs Pro+ at a glance
Legacy Cursor plans, verified Oct 24, 2026 (legacy plans docs). Compare editors in AI coding tools compared.
| Plan | Price | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20/mo | Both pools | Legacy |
| Pro+ | $60/mo | More of each pool | Legacy |
| Ultra | $200/mo | More of each pool | Legacy |
That “Usage” column is as specific as Cursor gets: all three “include both usage pools, unlimited Tab completions, Bugbot, Cloud Agents, Automations, Origin, and the Cursor SDK. Pro+ and Ultra include more of each pool than Pro.” How much more isn’t published, so the $40 gap buys an amount Cursor won’t size. It’s very Creed Bratton: everyone agrees he does something, nobody can tell you what.
The two pools are Cursor Models (Grok 4.7, 4.6, 4.5 and Composer 2.5) and Other Models (third-party models at each model’s API price). Both reset monthly. Features match across all three, so Pro vs Pro+ is purely pool size.
What replaced them: Plus, Premium, Super, Ultra
The X Subscription lineup, verified Oct 24, 2026 (Cursor pricing help). Prices exclude tax.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | $8 | $80/yr | Base |
| Premium | $30 | $300/yr | 4x Plus |
| Super | $100 | $1,000/yr | 15x Plus |
| Ultra | $200 | $2,000/yr | 50x Plus |
Cursor’s closest matches: Pro → Premium, Pro+ → Super, Ultra → Ultra. (The India-only legacy Start plan maps to Plus.) “Comparable means the closest tier, not an identical one.”
On the legacy plans, usage resets once a month with your billing cycle and third-party models like Claude draw from an included allowance. The new lineup has one weekly pool for Cursor models, shared with Grok. Third-party models are “Not included” and are “billed at API list price from prepaid credit on Premium and above”. Plus gets none.
Should you switch off a legacy plan?
Cursor’s rules (verified Oct 24, 2026):
- “Switching is optional. Your legacy plan, price, and features continue unless you change or cancel.”
- “You can still move between legacy plans, for example from Pro to Pro+, without switching.”
- If you switch, your Cursor subscription is cancelled “with a prorated refund” and “the change is permanent”.
The trade: at least 2x Cursor-model usage plus Grok and X perks, minus the included third-party allowance.
Own API keys work the same either side: they don’t draw on included usage on “Premium, Super, and Ultra, and the legacy Pro, Pro+, and Ultra plans”. Plus excludes them (API keys, verified Oct 23, 2026).
Honestly, the permanent part annoys me. A one-way door is fine when the deal behind it is clearly better. Here it depends on your models, and Cursor won’t size the legacy pools.
Pro+ vs Premium vs Super: which matches your usage
Plain arithmetic on Cursor’s published monthly prices and multiples:
- Plus: $8 for 1x, so $8 per unit of Plus usage
- Premium: $30 for 4x, so $7.50 per unit
- Super: $100 for 15x, about $6.67 per unit
- Ultra: $200 for 50x, so $4 per unit
Legacy Pro+ can’t join that list, because Cursor publishes no multiple for it. What we know:
- Pro+ ($60) → Super ($100): $40 more for at least twice Pro+‘s Cursor-model usage, minus the third-party pool.
- Pro ($20) → Premium ($30): $10 more, same terms.
- Annual: Premium’s $300/yr is $25 a month, still above Pro’s $20.
Here’s what I’d do
- Legacy Pro, heavy on Claude or GPT: stay. Your Other Models pool doesn’t exist on the new plans.
- Legacy Pro, mostly Grok or Composer: Premium is $10 more for at least twice the Cursor-model usage. Fair, if you hit your cap often.
- Pro feels tight, not ready to switch: move to legacy Pro+. It’s allowed, and you can downgrade later (at the end of the billing period).
- Legacy Pro+: only switch to Super if you live on Cursor models.
- Leaving Cursor? Read Cursor vs Claude Code and Cursor alternatives. History: Cursor price tracker.
Going all the way to $200? Cursor Ultra vs Claude Code Max compares the two top-tier plans.
Comparing Cursor with Anthropic’s $20 plan? See Cursor Pro vs Claude Pro.
Can’t start a trial at all? Cursor’s free trial error explains the “too many free trial accounts” block.
Before upgrading because of a limit message, read Cursor’s “You’ve hit your usage limit” error to see which limit you hit.
Considering Devin instead? Devin Pro vs Cursor Pro compares the two plans for new and existing buyers.
Pro+ is legacy now. For how it stacks against Claude Max at $100, see Cursor Pro+ vs Claude Max.
Pro+ is legacy; for the jump to Ultra ($200) vs staying put, see Cursor Pro+ vs Ultra.
Cursor’s newer lineup uses Plus and Premium names: Cursor Plus vs Premium maps them against the older Pro/Pro+ cards.
The new Plus plan vs the older Pro card: Cursor Plus vs Pro.
FAQ
Is Cursor Pro+ worth it? Only if you’re on legacy Pro and keep running out; Pro+ has “more of each pool” for $60, but Cursor doesn’t say how much.
What’s the difference between Cursor Pro and Pro+? Same features on both; Pro+ ($60) includes more of the Cursor Models and Other Models pools than Pro ($20), with exact amounts not published.
Can I still buy Cursor Pro+? Not as a new customer, but existing legacy subscribers can still move from Pro to Pro+ without switching to the new lineup.
Cursor Pro vs Ultra? Same features; legacy Ultra is $200 for more of each pool, and its new match is Ultra at $200 with 50x Plus usage.
Does switching to the new plans lock me in? Yes, Cursor says the switch to The X Subscription is permanent, with a prorated refund on your old plan.
Sources
- Cursor pricing and plans (lineup, annual prices, legacy mapping, switching): https://cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing (verified 2026-10-24)
- Cursor legacy plans (Pro/Pro+/Ultra contents, pools, “at least twice as much”): https://cursor.com/docs/account/pricing/legacy-cursor-plans (verified 2026-10-24)
- Cursor usage and limits (reset rules): https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/usage-limits (verified 2026-10-24)
- Cursor API keys (own-key plans): https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/api-keys (verified 2026-10-23)
- Cursor models and pricing (Plus exclusions): https://cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing (verified 2026-10-23)