GPT-5 is not free!

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Describe the Bug

As you can see in the image, its saying “free”, but wait! in the cursor usage tab, its NOT free

Steps to Reproduce

I think this is a type of SCAM!

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.4.3
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: e50823e9ded15fddfd743c7122b4724130c25df0
Date: 2025-08-08T17:34:53.060Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.15.9-arch1-1

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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It is free. On the dashboard it makes you think it is not but if you use “Usage summary“ tool in the ide you can see it is counting as bonus:

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Also you can activate this window from here:

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Be sure to read the ‘Cost to you’ field carefully. It indicates whether you’ll be charged. If it lists $0, there is no cost to you; the item is free or covered by Pro.