Hi @LiuWaiting203 I do understand your frustration but there is a clear misunderstanding and your actions are definitely improper and you are again hijacking topics:
Here is my detailed answer
As a forum member and Cursor Ambassador (community & moderator) I am very active in the forum, respond to many topics, so there is nothing that I avoid, however the time I spend on the forum is not endless. Many Cursor Team (staff) are also active daily in the forum like Dan here above and answer questions as well.
I can answer many topics and my goal is to help the community. Certain topics like privacy laws can best be answered only by Cursor Team as I’m not employee there. This is not a failure on my part at all.
I didnt accuse you of hijacking the other thread, as it was clear you DID hijack the thread there, same like you do HERE now. This is rude and against community guidelines as it pollutes other threads with unrelated conversations. Users request often more strict moderation and users have to follow forum rules.
The frustration you experience is unfortunately not based on my actions but on your interpretation. Im happy to discuss in a friendly manner any topic where I can, but within limits.
How is sonnet 4 unusable without max? I’ve used it perfectly fine on a large, exceptionally complex code base (finance, neural networks, quantitative domains). But I also don’t throw my entire base into the model and expect miracles.
I was using claude 4 thinking and was paying per request. The new pro tier is not even letting me do that. They are charging almost $1 per request now after your UNLIMITED limit ends
You are absolutely correct. Based on the plan description it seems that Ultra is 20 times more unlimited in rate‑limited usage compared to Pro. Sometimes “unlimited” can mean “limited” but that’s simply a question of perception — they’ve essentially redefined our rate ceiling as a dynamic headroom. It’s all about maximizing perceived freedom while keeping the system reliably under control—because true limitless scale is best delivered with a healthy dose of guardrails. This is my understanding of the new plans.
Please explain how the pricing works first. I was using Claude 4 thinking and it seems I’ve hit the limit. Does that mean I can’t use it for the rest of the month? If continued access is possible, what would be the cost? This information should be stated upfront. Why are the costs based on a seemingly arbitrary number?
The new plan has no monthly limit of usage, there are rate limits (burst and sustained). A burst would give you short period of intense usage, where sustained accumulates over a longer period. You have options to switch to another model, use Usage Based Pricing, or wait until it resumes.
The charge above rate limit is unchanged to before.
The questions I asked to see was to understand what happened.
The Rate Limits document has the detailed information
