Hi, I’m using Cursor Pro and I’m a bit confused about the current behavior of Auto mode. When I subscribed to Pro, Auto mode was described as included / unlimited. However, in practice it now feels rate-limited or throttled: Auto mode frequently stops responding or becomes unavailable Manual…

I suspect the Auto model is exhausting all included usage for paid models, and then defaults to one of the free promos available. Right now, only Grok Code is free and unlimited. Manually selecting it, or using Auto, gives similar results in terms of intelligence.

I really can’t understand their pricing, how is it possible that auto is free or isn’t but what’s the limit ? [image]

Auto is no longer free (for me at least) since January 2026. it’s priced just as much as any other frontier model - no point to use this option at all. You can see “auto” billed in “usage tab”: [image]

Hey @DjWarmonger , Just want to respond to this point. [image] Dj Warmonger: it’s priced just as much as any other frontier model Auto is priced as follows : Input + Cache Write: $1.25 per 1M tokens Output: $6.00 per 1M tokens Cache Read: $0.25 per 1M tokens Compared to many models (espe…

Grok gone and now Auto gone? Hell. There is no “free” options now. Is there a point in using Cursor now? Maybe beside times when it promote some models for free? sigh Well i guess Qwen Coder is still free in OpenRouter. And GLM 4.7 Flash have good timing to appear.

This has been deeply frustrating and it says a lot about the leadership behind Cursor. Before September of last year, Cursor made a bold and smart move. They reduced AI costs and pushed agentic coding to the forefront. That decision attracted many of us. It felt like we were getting in early on som…

quick update, cursor stands behind their agreement and are not throttling legacy accounts. This was great news

Did they confirm that or are you no longer seeing auto slow down?

They confirmed in writing, they checked with engineering and billing to confirm same.

unlimited auto has consistently worked for me; on an older annual plan. Very thankful that cursor has honored this! In the past when auto was not responsive it seemed like it was a load issue. Most likely to happen when a major region wakes up (for me it was Europeans haha)

Cursor Pro – Auto Mode “Unlimited” usage no longer feels unlimited - #47 by Colin - Discussions - Cursor

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Cursor "Auto" is no-longer unlimited Discussions	26	5316	March 11, 2026
Auto mode suddenly horrificly bad Feedback auto-mode	19	400	March 19, 2026
Model auto agent mode does never follow the prompt and lies Discussions auto-mode	10	275	March 18, 2026
Where can I see REAL TIME usage against my monthly subscription plan? Feedback	35	25374	February 4, 2026
Pricing Megathread and Q&A Release Discussions	410	29156	April 14, 2026

Cursor "Auto" is no-longer unlimited

Discussions

26

5316

March 11, 2026

Auto mode suddenly horrificly bad

Feedback

auto-mode

19

400

March 19, 2026

Model auto agent mode does never follow the prompt and lies

Discussions

auto-mode

10

275

March 18, 2026

Where can I see REAL TIME usage against my monthly subscription plan?

Feedback

35

25374

February 4, 2026

Pricing Megathread and Q&A

Release Discussions

410

29156

April 14, 2026

Cursor Pro – Auto Mode “Unlimited” usage no longer feels unlimited

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