Describe the Bug
I decided to try out the Cursor Background agent functionality since Chat GPT 5 is free at the moment to see if I like the workflow.
I am on a paid plan but I am not opted into the pay per use pricing. When I was ready to launch it I get the message saying you need to have that enabled etc… I declined to move forward and the Agent is running without my plan qualifying for its use.
Steps to Reproduce
Make sure you are on a paid account that is NOT opted in for the pay per use max models.
- Go to the web agent
- Create a task (i.e. Document this repo)
- When you go to start the task it will inform you that you need to enable the usage based pricing.
- Click the x to close the window.
- Note the agent launches in the background
- Set up a task
Expected Behavior
I would expect if I declined the agent would not run since I don’t qualify for the agent runs (even if the GPT 5 max agent happens to be free at the moment)
P.S.
Your instructions on this Community Form form should be updated:
From: Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
To: Current Cursor Version (Menu → Help → About Cursor → Copy)
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.4.3 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: e50823e9ded15fddfd743c7122b4724130c25df0
Date: 2025-08-08T17:34:53.060Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Additional Information
I certainly don’t mind if you don’t fix it but you might get people using a lot of compute who are not paying for it.
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue