Cursor vs Claude Code
Headline fees are in the catalog. The useful difference is what each vendor bills after the included pool: Cursor prepaid API-list credit for third-party models on Premium and above; Claude Code shared-plan usage, then pay-as-you-go API credits.
Cursor vs Claude Code: what you pay after the included pool
Where they really differ
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Monthly list prices in USD. Checked 15 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Questions people ask
Plus is $8 per month. Base weekly pool of Cursor models (Grok / Composer). Annual $80/yr. No third-party models.
Claude Free does not include Claude Code.
Prices exclude tax. Third-party model usage is not included in the monthly fee. Premium notes: 4× Plus usage. Third-party models at API list price from prepaid credit. Annual $300/yr.
Claude Code is included in all paid Claude plans and shares that plan's usage pool. Heavy sessions can switch to pay-as-you-go API credits.
Oct 12, 2026: Cursor sold as The X Subscription. New self-serve customers buy The X Subscription instead of standalone Cursor: Free $0, Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 per month, with a shared Grok usage pool. Legacy Cursor Pro $20 / Pro+ $60 / Ultra $200 remain for existing subscribers. Third-party models stay on prepaid API-list-price credit from Premium up.
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