Track Cursor AI Usage from Your Mac Menu Bar
See supported Cursor usage pools, monthly reset timing, and consumption pace without leaving your coding workflow.
How Cursor usage limits work
- Pro, Pro Plus, and Ultra separate Cursor Models from the Other Models usage pool.
- Pro, Pro Plus, and Ultra currently include $20, $70, and $400 of Other Models usage respectively.
- Both pools reset with the monthly billing cycle; eligible users can enable on-demand usage after included capacity.
What AIUsageBar shows you
- Supported Cursor usage pool balances
- Days remaining until monthly reset
- Pace indicator: projected run-out date
- Included and on-demand usage context
How Cursor Usage Is Metered
Cursor's Pro, Pro Plus, and Ultra plans use two separate usage pools: one for Cursor Models and one for third-party models. Both pools reset with the monthly billing cycle and appear in Cursor's editor settings and usage dashboard.
This replaced the legacy request-based system for current plans. A fixed “500 fast requests” allowance is no longer the right description of current Cursor Pro usage.
Cursor Models vs Other Models
- Cursor Models: a dedicated pool for Cursor's first-party model options, with more included usage.
- Other Models: third-party model usage is charged against a dollar-value allowance at the model's API rate.
- Monthly reset: both pools refresh with the account's billing cycle.
Cursor currently lists $20 of Other Models usage on Pro, $70 on Pro Plus, and $400 on Ultra. These are inference allowances, not cash balances or guaranteed request counts. Long contexts and higher-priced models consume the pool faster.
See the official Cursor Models & Pricing page for current plan values and model rates.
Included Usage vs On-Demand Usage
After an eligible plan exhausts included usage, Cursor offers on-demand usage or an upgrade to a plan with a larger allowance. On-demand usage continues at the published rates and is billed monthly. Cursor says those requests are not downgraded in quality or speed.
Review spending controls before enabling overage. Long agent sessions, parallel agents, and automations can consume a monthly pool much faster than short interactive requests.
How AIUsageBar Tracks Cursor
AIUsageBar keeps supported Cursor balances, the monthly reset, and consumption pace in the Mac menu bar. That makes it easier to notice an agent-heavy week before it exhausts the included pool, without repeatedly opening Cursor's dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Cursor Pro include $20 of agent usage?
Cursor currently includes $20 in Pro's Other Models pool. Third-party model usage draws from it at the model's applicable rate.
What does Cursor Ultra's $400 allowance mean?
It is the included Other Models pool for the monthly cycle. Cursor Models use a separate pool, and model choice changes how quickly the $400 allowance is consumed.
When does Cursor usage reset?
The two current usage pools reset with the monthly billing cycle. Check Cursor's usage dashboard for the date attached to the account.
What happens when included usage runs out?
Eligible users can enable on-demand usage at published rates or upgrade to a plan with more included usage.