Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug The auto model seems to be charging me on a pro plan at: [image] Cursor - The AI Code Editor Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI. Sudden…

Hey, it looks like this may be a query related to your account billing - if so, the forum is not the best place for this query. Please drop an email to hi@cursor.com if you have any billing issues. If you have already sent an email, please be patient - one of the team will get back to you soon!

The email is worse, only AI is sending me outdated responses that don’t make any sense.

Hey, thanks for the report. Auto isn’t free - it picks premium models and charges usage at API rates: Docs: Pricing → Auto with exact rates: Pricing | Cursor Docs Models and Auto: Models | Cursor Docs For billing, it’s best to continue at hi@cursor.com .

Well it was free yesterday, and the day before that and always. You can just change the documents without announcing it like that? Great job, from having auto available to free plans, to only pro and to not even pro, what reason do I have paying 20 dollars get a pro plan, then pay for apis as well…

Also you realize how stupid that sounds right? Who would pick auto if it’s not free? The only point of Auto was that was it was included in your plan, who’s stupid enough to pick auto if it’s paid?

The change was announced on Aug 12, 2025 and took effect after Sep 15: Blog: Updates to Teams and Auto · Cursor Pricing: Pricing | Cursor Docs If it was free yesterday but charges today, your billing cycle likely reset yesterday.

Let’s say what you say is true. took effect after Sep 15 My next billing cycle was October 6th, the next one was November 6th and during all these times it was free for every one, and suddenly it’s not free anymore. It’s not just me go and read other forum threads people are starting to realize, j…

Auto model is charging me?

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deanrie (Dean Rie) December 6, 2025, 6:00pm 7

The change was announced on Aug 12, 2025 and took effect after Sep 15:

Blog: Updates to Teams and Auto · Cursor
Pricing: Pricing | Cursor Docs

If it was free yesterday but charges today, your billing cycle likely reset yesterday.

How much "free usage" do you get?

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Auto model is charging me?

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