Discussion: What happens to Legacy Request-Based Plans after renewal?

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Hi everyone,

I would like to understand how the transition from the legacy request-based pricing model to the new usage-based pricing model works.

For users who are still on the legacy plan (500 included requests/month), what happens after their subscription renewal?

I have seen different discussions about this topic, and I would like to know:

  1. Does annual renewal automatically migrate legacy users to usage-based pricing?
  2. Are there any differences between monthly and annual subscribers?
  3. Has anyone already renewed a legacy plan and experienced the transition?

I am interested in hearing about users’ experiences.

Thanks!

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Hey, thanks for the question. I’ll answer point by point, based on what’s already been publicly confirmed.

What definitely triggers the move to the new usage-based pricing, and it’s irreversible so you can’t go back to legacy:

  • Upgrading to Pro+ or Ultra
  • Changing your billing cycle monthly ↔ annual via the new checkout
  • Cancelling and subscribing again

The opt-out option that used to let you stay on legacy isn’t available anymore, it was turned off. So once you leave legacy, there’s no way back.

About renewal annual vs monthly. There’s no special mechanical difference in how they’re processed. But I don’t want to give a hard guarantee about what happens on a clean renewal of the same plan, since legacy plan policy can change and I can’t promise legacy pricing will stay forever. Always double-check the current terms at Cursor · Pricing.

A couple practical notes about legacy while you’re still on it:

Other users’ renewal experiences are collected in this thread, it has a few real cases. Take a look Question for Old Plan Users

If anything’s still unclear, ask away.