Claude or OpenAI subscriptions

[AlexG]

Hello )

I had a Claude subscription and I don’t understand.

• Do I need to buy a Cursor subscription or I can use Claude in API without a Cursor subscription?
• What are the benefits of API usage? Or is it deprecated now (if I buy a Cursor subscription)?

[litecode]

Hi @AlexG ,

Here are some related posts for your reference:

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You can add your API Keys in:

Cursor Settings > Models

Currently there are these API fields:

• OpenAI API Key
• Anthropic API Key
• Google API Key
• Azure API Key

And in case it is of interest, this post contains a screenshot of what I see when logged in at https://www.cursor.com/settings as a Pro user:

Optional usage-based pricing information

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[kyleboddy]

When Cursor is working properly (Pylance, version control currently both messed up), the Pro plan is easily worth the cost due to the custom models. I’ve tried it with just the API key and it’s not really comparable.