The Last Unlimited AI Deal: How to Hack Cursor’s New Pricing
Cursor is ending its truly unlimited 'Auto' model usage on September 15, 2025. Here is how to lock in 365 days of infinite tokens before the window closes.
2025-09-05
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Cursor is ending its truly unlimited 'Auto' model usage on September 15, 2025. Here is how to lock in 365 days of infinite tokens before the window closes.
Cursor is killing unlimited "Auto" on the first billing cycle after September 15, 2025. Switch to an annual plan before that date and you get another year at today's rates before Auto starts eating your fast credits.
I've been treating Cursor's "Auto" model like a bottomless coffee refill. Unlimited fast completions for a flat monthly fee. That was always too good to last, and Cursor finally said so.
Starting on the first billing cycle after September 15, 2025, Auto requests count against your monthly fast completion credits. I burn through those on a normal Tuesday. If you do too, this changes how you work.
Cursor left a door open. Switch to an annual plan before September 15 and your next billing cycle won't hit for 12 months.
That buys you roughly all of 2026 at today's unlimited Auto rates while the rest of the market moves to metered billing. I upgraded the week I read the changelog. Not because I trust loopholes forever, but because a year of unconstrained usage is worth the bet at current prices.
No other coding tool I pay for gives me truly unlimited access to the top models. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all throttle or quota you eventually. Even on Pro plans you hit a wall where the model slows down or stops.
Cursor's old deal was brutal for their margins. They pay inference costs on every line you generate. An engineer running thousands of iterations a day is probably a money-loser on a flat seat.
If Cursor is already your daily driver, the annual plan math is obvious. September 15 is a real deadline. After it, unlimited Auto is gone and we're all on credits like every other AI product.
I don't think Cursor is being sneaky. Inference costs forced the change. I'm just not leaving a year on the table if I can avoid it.