Next to the context usage indicator under the prompt entry text field, I used to have a display for how much of my monthly limits I have used.
It’s gone as of Version: 3.3.30 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
This isn’t something that’s nice for me to have or something that can maybe be hidden to up my usage; it’s an absolute must have. I’m very much hoping this wasn’t a deliberate decision to hide from people how much they are paying, and that this is a bug and that someone will help me restore it!
It’s absolutely critical for devs that we know how much we are spending without having to go multiple clicks.
TBH I’d have preferred much more info on this than less; having alerts after each prompt to let me know the usage in tokens and dollars from that prompt would be an option I’d love to have so I can tailor prompts to optimize spend.
Steps to Reproduce
In cursor, make a prompt. then look under the prompt text field. This is every prompt, every conversation, regardless. The screenshot is just one example but this always happens.
Expected Behavior
Next to the context usage report, a report on how much of my auto/api spend I have left for the month
The usage bar is controlled by a setting called cursor.composer.usageSummaryDisplay, which defaults to auto. In auto mode, the bar only appears when your spend approaches your plan limit, so it stays hidden during normal usage. You can set it to Always in Settings (search for “usage summary display”) to make it permanently visible.
One thing to note: this currently works in the Editor chat panel. In the Agents window, the usage bar isn’t shown yet regardless of the setting. Our team is working on better usage visibility there. A related thread with the same report: (Agents Window) Where did the total usage indicator go?
You can also check your usage anytime at cursor.com/settings under Plan & Usage.
Hi @norseboar Try going to View → Status Bar on the Agents Window and toggling it. That usually does it!
If you don’t see it, make sure you have the setting set in the IDE view to be “Always” for Usage Summary instead of “Auto” and let us know if you don’t see it after these steps.
well, I have to report that even if changing the settings, I think I never had or saw the usage % in the agent window, settings are all verified and on Always (ide and agent window)
if related :
Also one more thing @norseboar I replicated the issue and I couldn’t see the API usage remaining on Windows however once I updated that fixed it. So I recommend first please update Cursor to this version and then try the steps listed here.
