Cursor usage going up even if using OpenAI API KEY!

Support Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

My usage is going up even if I’m using OpenAI model with the switch to use my OpenAI API KEY!

Steps to Reproduce

Select Codex 5.2 with your own OA Keys

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.4.0-pre.36.patch.0
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 5fdf39db168c663448e157fd8703e614773db640
Date: 2026-01-15T08:25:51.483Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

3

Hey, thanks for the report, this looks like a bug. On the Pro plan, BYOK shouldn’t count toward your Cursor usage, that’s only for Team plans.

Can you help us diagnose it:

  • A screenshot of your dashboard at cursor.com/settings
  • The Request ID from your latest request using your OpenAI key (Chat context menu > Copy Request ID)
  • What mode are you using: Ask, Agent, Plan, or Debug?

I’ll pass this to the team, this shouldn’t happen on the Pro plan. It might be a regression in your nightly build (2.4.0-pre.36).

For now, please try the stable version until this is fixed.

4

Hello, I’m using mostly Agent, but I’ve also used PLAN.
This is the last request ID: ccc29c2d-912f-4fd2-aa38-51ae144f27a0

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5

Hello @deanrie any update or chance to get my usage back? Thanks <3

7

Hello again @deanrie any update here please? I still night the nightly build for the SKILLS feature and I’m almost running out of usage on my plan :smiley:

9

Hey, thanks for waiting. BYOK is broken in nightly and will be fixed in the GA release.

I get that you need nightly for Skills, but this is a known regression in the pre-release version. The only workaround is to switch back to stable until the fix is out.

10

Ok,
can you please restore my usage in the meantime?

Thanks,
Dario

11

Unfortunately, we can’t restore the usage. Nightly is a pre-release version, so bugs are expected. The bug is marked as a build blocker, so the fix should land in the next GA release.

For now, the only option is to switch back to stable if you need BYOK.

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  1. I’m having the same issue in stable, it’s still consuming my usage with BYOK
  2. Wait, a bug has consumed my usage AND my OpenAI usage at cost, and you’re telling me I can’t get that usage back?