August 1, 2026
Now You See It, Now You Bill
Cursor removed cost information from the usage page and CSV export
Users say Cursor made bills harder to see — and the comments are not calm
TLDR: Cursor stopped showing dollar amounts for included usage on individual plans, saying the old display confused people; paid extras still show prices elsewhere. Users aren’t buying it, with many calling it price-hiding behavior and some using the moment to question whether the product is still worth sticking with.
Cursor tried to explain itself, but the crowd was already sharpening the pitchforks. The company says it deliberately removed dollar amounts from the main usage page for individual users because showing a raw price there was “confusing.” Why? Some people saw numbers that looked higher than their monthly plan, even when much of that activity was actually covered by the plan. Cursor’s answer is basically: if it’s included, it now says “Included” instead of showing a cash amount; if you go over, the extra paid usage still shows up in dollars. The actual billed number is tucked away under the spending dashboard and in exported data.
That explanation did not exactly win the room. One of the loudest reactions was the simplest: “Hiding pricing is always a negative to the customer.” Another user called it a “small thing” that makes a huge difference, which is internet code for this looks tiny but people absolutely hate it. And then the thread took a dramatic turn from billing gripe to full-on relationship autopsy. One early paying fan basically asked what value Cursor even offers anymore in 2026, while another joked that Cursor’s biggest strength — being easy to switch to from Visual Studio Code — is also its weakness because it’s easy to switch right back.
The funniest jab came from a commenter mock-pretending to be shocked that a fast-growing AI company would become unfriendly to loyal users. Ouch. The vibe wasn’t just annoyance — it was trust issues, breakup energy, and a lot of side-eye.
Key Points
- •Cursor intentionally removed dollar-amount displays from the usage page for individual plans and does not currently offer a setting to restore them.
- •Enterprise plans still show dollar amounts because they use pooled usage, while individual plans are structured around included usage.
- •Cursor said it briefly displayed dollar amounts for individual plans but removed them after users found the figures confusing.
- •For Cursor Ultra, usage covered by a plan is shown as token counts and labeled "Included," while billed overages appear as dollar amounts.
- •Users can find billed on-demand charges in Dashboard > Spending and in Dashboard > Usage CSV exports, where on-demand rows show dollar amounts.