Usage Limits Bug

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The API usage limits indicator was stuck at 68% for a few days even though I was heavily using the API models. It only changed when I ran out of usage, in which it showed 100%.

I’m on the Pro+ plan.

Steps to Reproduce

Not 100% sure how to reproduce.

Expected Behavior

API limits are meant to show the actual limits

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.5.38 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 009bb5a3600dd98fe1c1f25798f767f686e14750
Date: 2026-05-26T21:32:06.537Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Opus 4.7/4.8 and GPT-5.5 99% of the time

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi @Harvard_Chong, Sorry to hear about this. Can you clarify if this was viewed in the web app here:https://cursor.com/dashboard/usage or were you checking usage from the IDE itself on Cursor Settings → Plan and Usage.

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Hi @kevinn , thanks for the quick response. I was checking from the IDE. Not sure if the web app had the same issue.

9

Hi @Harvard_Chong, Thanks for confirming, and I apologize for this unexpected experience.

This is a known display lag with the in-IDE usage indicator: the percentage can freeze while your real usage keeps climbing, which results in it sitting at 68% for days and then jumping to 100% once you actually hit your limit. Your real usage, limits, and billing are tracked separately on the backend and were accurate the whole time, so enforcement correctly kicked in at your limit.

For accurate numbers anytime, https://cursor.com/dashboard/usage is the source of truth. In the IDE, reloading the window (Cmd+Shift+P, then “Reload Window”) refreshes the indicator if it looks stuck.

Are you still consistently facing the issue or was it a one time bug?