I installed Cursor IDE about a week ago (free plan). On the first day, Cursor Tab worked fine. I didn’t complete my code using it, but I did see some suggestions.
The next day I updated the IDE version, installed a few extensions and settings from VS Code, and started using Cursor with WSL. After that, Cursor Tab stopped working. Unfortunately, I couldn’t identify the exact moment when it stopped working.
I tried:
Disabling all extensions and restarting the IDE;
Downgrading the Cursor version;
Reinstalling Cursor and deleting the Cursor folder in User/AppData;
Changing HTTP Compatibility mode to HTTP/1.1;
Trying only local Windows projects (not WSL).
Network diagnostics show that all services are available.
Also, I don’t feel like I’ve used up all the free Tab attempts.
Steps to Reproduce
Open any project in Cursor IDE.
Start typing code (e.g., a variable or method name).
No suggestion from Cursor Tab.
Tab status in the bottom-right corner: “Requires pro (custom model). Upgrade here.”
Expected Behavior
Contextual autocompletion suggestions should appear consistently while typing code, and pressing Tab should insert the selected option.
Hey @YiHe this isn’t a bug. It’s expected on the free Hobby plan.
The free plan has a limited monthly Tab completion allowance. Once you hit the limit, Tab suggestions stop until the next billing cycle. The message “Requires pro (custom model). Upgrade here.” is what you see when the limit is reached.
One thing to note is that Tab requests can fire automatically when your cursor pauses while you type, even if you don’t see or accept a suggestion. So the allowance can run out faster than you’d expect, sometimes in a single day of active coding.
Your usage dashboard shows Agent and Chat requests, but Tab completions are tracked separately. That’s why it may look like you haven’t used much.
Am I correct in understanding that this screen shows how many times Tab was used? Here I found only one day (14 Tabs). This seems low even for the Hobby plan.
I want to upgrade to Pro, but I’ll wait until I’ve fully tested Free. Right now, it seems like I can’t fully use Tabs for some technical reasons. Could you please help me figure this out?
Hi, I’m recently encountering this issue too. How many accepted or suggested tab completions the free tier has? this thread suggests there are 2000 per month, however it is old and does not indicate whether it is accepted or suggested.
@YiHe I see a dashboard screenshot showing 14 Tabs in one day and 0 total.
The key point is that the dashboard shows accepted Tab completions, but the Free plan limit counts all server requests. Every time you pause your cursor while typing code, Cursor sends a request to the server, even if no suggestion shows up or you don’t accept it. You can make hundreds of these invisible requests in a day of active coding, so you can hit the limit much faster than the dashboard makes it look.
Right now there’s no way to see the exact number of requests you have left on the Free plan. This is a known UX issue and it’s on our radar.
@DaveThe0nly The exact number of Tab completions on the Free plan is limited but not published as a fixed number. It can vary. On paid plans (Pro and above), Tab completions are unlimited.
