# Usage hits 100% with fewer tokens; GPT/Claude vanish; dashboard hides $ cost **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** grok\ **Created:** [September 10, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202 "2026-09-10T01:54:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cscs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cscs](https://forum.cursor.com/u/cscs)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/1 "2026-09-10T01:54:45Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug On Pro Plus, usage hit 100% mid-cycle after ~1.17B tokens, while the previous cycle used ~2.20B tokens without exhausting usage. Root cause appears to be dollar-cost metering (not raw tokens), but the self-serve Usage/Spending UI no longer shows $ cost breakdown, so users cannot see why fewer tokens burn the quota faster. Additionally, after hitting the limit: 1. GPT/Claude disappear from the model picker (AvailableModels returns 0 Claude/GPT/Gemini; only Auto/Composer/Grok/Kimi/GLM remain). 2. On-demand is disabled (noUsageBasedAllowed=true), so third-party models stay locked. 3. Heavy cursor-grok-4.6-high-fast usage appears to spill into / exhaust the Other Models (API) pool, then GPT/Claude become unavailable. PlanUsage snapshot: autoPercentUsed=100, apiPercentUsed=100, totalPercentUsed=100, includedSpend limit=$70, remainingBonus=false. Message: “You’ve used 100% of your included API usage”. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Use Pro Plus with heavy Agent usage on cursor-grok-4.6-high-fast during a billing cycle. 2. Compare Dashboard Usage token totals vs previous cycle (previous ~2.2B tokens OK; current ~1.2B hits 100%). 3. Open Spending/Usage pages and try to reconcile burn rate by $ cost — Cost/$ columns are missing for self-serve plans. 4. After usage hits 100%, open model picker / AvailableModels. 5. Observe GPT/Claude gone; only Cursor models + Kimi/GLM remain; on-demand off blocks third-party usage. ### Expected Behavior 1. Dashboard should show included usage burn in $ (or equivalent credits) and per-model cost share for self-serve plans, not only opaque token counts + percentage. 2. Fast vs non-Fast pricing impact should be visible before users exhaust the cycle. 3. Cursor Models spillover into Other Models / API pool should be clearly labeled in UI. 4. When API pool is exhausted, model picker should explain why GPT/Claude are unavailable (quota vs regional filter), instead of silently removing them. 5. If regional filtering also applies, surface that explicitly. ### Operating System MacOS ### Version Information Cursor IDE Version: 3.19.19 VSCode Version: (bundled) OS: macOS 15.6.1 (24G90) Plan: Pro Plus (individualMembershipType=pro\_plus) Billing cycle: 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-02 ### For AI issues: which model did you use? Primarily cursor-grok-4.6-high-fast; also composer-2.5-fast / Auto. GPT and Claude previously available, now missing from picker. ### For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled N/A — billing/usage/model-catalog issue (not a single failed AI request). Account userId owningUser=159188509. ### Additional Information Measured aggregates from DashboardService APIs: Previous cycle (~Aug 2–Sep 2): - ~2.199B tokens, ~$1178 equivalent cost - Mix: grok-4.6-high-fast (~$525 / 436M), grok-4.6-high non-fast (~$330 / 865M), default/Auto (~$256 / 710M) - Effective ~$0.54 / M tokens Current cycle (Sep 2–Sep 10): - ~1.173B tokens, ~$1311 equivalent cost, usage 100% - Almost entirely cursor-grok-4.6-high-fast (~$1277 / 1089M, ~97% of cost) - Effective ~$1.12 / M tokens (~2.1x previous) Current policy status: - GetHardLimit: noUsageBasedAllowed=true - GetUsageLimitPolicyStatus: LIMIT\_HIT\_STAGE\_SLOW\_POOL, allowedModelIds=[“default”] only for slow queue - AvailableModels: 23 models, 0 Claude/GPT/Gemini Ask: 1. Restore transparent $ / credit burn UI for self-serve plans 2. Clarify Fast vs non-Fast cost impact in product UI 3. Explain Cursor Models spillover into Other Models 4. Don’t silently drop GPT/Claude from picker without reason (quota vs region) ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/6 "2026-09-10T09:04:00Z")
Hey @cscs Included usage is billed by request cost, not token count, and this cycle was almost entirely Grok 4.6 Fast, which is 2x the standard per-token rate ([pricing](https://cursor.com/docs/models)). Last cycle leaned on Auto, non-Fast Grok, and the launch discount, so the same tokens went further. A few options until your Oct 2 reset: - Switch Grok 4.6 to the standard (non-Fast) variant in the model picker (~half the cost). - Stick with Auto, which stays available. - Turn on on-demand usage with a spend limit if you want to keep going now. On GPT/Claude/Gemini missing: availability varies by provider and region, set by the providers, not Cursor. Auto and Cursor’s models stay available. Details: [Regions](https://cursor.com/docs/account/regions). ---
**Author:** ![julis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/julis/32/120485_2.png) [@julis](https://forum.cursor.com/u/julis)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/7 "2026-09-10T16:21:33Z")
That effective $/M token doubling when almost everything is grok-high-fast is the smoking gun. Until the $ breakdown is back, a practical hedge is pinning a non-fast model for routine edits and keeping a hard on-demand cap at $0 so the picker cliff does not surprise you mid-task. ---
**Author:** ![Reymund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@Reymund](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Reymund)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/10 "2026-09-11T18:22:25Z")
Adding to this discussion, I am experiencing a very similar issue on the standard Pro plan. Last month, I utilized approximately 334M tokens while staying around 30% utilization. This month, maintaining the exact same workflow and habits, my usage reached 460M tokens and 65% utilization in just 11 days. As noted regarding request-cost billing, it appears that Auto’s underlying routing behavior has shifted, causing quotas to drain significantly faster. Because self-serve dashboards lack a detailed cost breakdown, it is difficult to track what is driving this increased burn rate. Greater visibility into model-weight routing or cost-per-request tracking would help clarify these sudden quota discrepancies. ---
**Author:** ![wesley\_arcanjo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@wesley\_arcanjo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/wesley_arcanjo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/11 "2026-09-14T20:32:39Z")
It just vanish with my token all of the sudden went from 40% to 70% of auto and 49% to 91% fo api without using any api or extra model and in on ultra that a lot of money of mine vanish ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-hits-100-with-fewer-tokens-gpt-claude-vanish-dashboard-hides-cost/171202/14 "2026-10-21T14:07:17Z")
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