[image] I used like 90% Grok 4.5 High and took me about 2 1/2 weeks (daily work) to fill up the included Pro+ $60/mo Cursor models bar. Then it took me about 2 days to fill up the left over 50% to 100% in the ‘Other Models’ bar. Now today It takes me less then 4 hours to spend $32 for using Grok 4…

Hi all! Glad to see you all helping each other out here in this post. I’ll add my 2 cents although it’s not really neeeded. Once the Cursor Models allowance is exhausted, Cursor Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5 can continue against the smaller Other Models allowance. It can feel like the other models pool…

Thanks for your pointer. However I don’t use subagents, they are blocked on purpose (also for this reason) plus I never used the medium grok, always high during the included cursor models period. Or am I not understanding this?

The quota for Cursor models is five times larger than the quota for third-party models. If you’ve used up your quota, you’ll switch to On-Demand. [image] Someguy: However I don’t use subagents, they are blocked on purpose (also for this reason) When used properly, subagents can improve the q…

[image] Artemonim: The quota for Cursor models is five times larger than the quota for third-party models. If you’ve used up your quota, you’ll switch to On-Demand. Thanks, but does that also mean that the Cursor models (Grok/Composer) are also x5 when billed in On-Demand?

No and you can check via https://cursortokens.vercel.app/ or https://cursor.com/dashboard/billing

On demand costs much higher?

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rsb August 4, 2026, 1:22pm 5

Hi @Someguy , the ‘Cursor Models’ and ‘Other Models’ buckets are billed at different rates. @mohitjain provided an excellent explanation of this recently in this thread: Unclear usage billing - #10 by mohitjain

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On demand costs much higher?

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