Cursor vs Claude Code: price and usage limits
Cursor is cheaper to start: Cursor Plus costs $8/month vs $20/month for Claude Pro. Top individual plans: Cursor Ultra $200 and Claude Max 20x $200. Both have a $0 plan. Same price points: $100 (Cursor Super vs Claude Max 5x); $200 (Cursor Ultra vs Claude Max 20x).
Cursor does not publish an exact usage allowance; it describes plans in relative terms such as "4x more usage compared to Plus". Claude Code does not publish an exact usage allowance; it describes plans in relative terms such as "Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance".
Check my Claude Code usage →Plan by plan, by price
Individual monthly plans. Team and per-seat plans are in the full tables below.
| Price / month | Cursor | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | Free | Free |
| $8 | Plus | — |
| $20 | — | Pro |
| $30 | Premium | — |
| $100 | Super | Max 5x |
| $200 | Ultra | Max 20x |
What each vendor says about limits
Quoted verbatim from the vendor's page, linked to the source.
Cursor
Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month.source
| Plan | Price | What the vendor says about limits | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0per month | Limited agent requests Limited Chat requestssource |
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| Plus | $8per month | *Only Grok models are available on this plansource |
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| Premium | $30per month | 4x more usage compared to Plussource |
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| Super | $100per month | 15x more usage compared to Plussource |
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| Ultra | $200per month | 50x more usage compared to Plussource |
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| Teams | $30per user | unknown — not stated on the pricing page | limit not published |
Claude (Claude Code)
Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit. Max plans also have a separate weekly limit for Fable.source
| Plan | Price | What the vendor says about limits | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0per month | Free covers everyday questions.source |
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| Pro | $20per month · $17 Per month with annual subscription discount | Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add weekly limits on top.source |
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| Max 5x | $100per month | Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.source |
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| Max 20x | $200per month | Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.source |
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Cursor vs Claude Code: FAQ
Straight answers from today's data (2026-10-18).
Is Cursor or Claude Code cheaper?
Cursor is cheaper to start: Cursor Plus costs $8/month vs $20/month for Claude Pro. Top individual plans: Cursor Ultra $200 and Claude Max 20x $200. Both have a $0 plan. Same price points: $100 (Cursor Super vs Claude Max 5x); $200 (Cursor Ultra vs Claude Max 20x). Prices are the vendors' own monthly USD list prices, checked 2026-10-18.
Do Cursor and Claude Code publish exact usage limits?
Cursor does not publish an exact usage allowance; it describes plans in relative terms such as "4x more usage compared to Plus". Claude Code does not publish an exact usage allowance; it describes plans in relative terms such as "Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance".
What does each Cursor plan say about limits?
Anysphere: "Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month". Per plan (checked 2026-10-18): Cursor Free $0/month ("Limited agent requests Limited Chat requests"); Cursor Plus $8/month ("*Only Grok models are available on this plan"); Cursor Premium $30/month ("4x more usage compared to Plus"); Cursor Super $100/month ("15x more usage compared to Plus"); Cursor Ultra $200/month ("50x more usage compared to Plus").
What does each Claude Code plan say about limits?
Anthropic: "Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit. Max plans also have a separate weekly limit for Fable". Per plan (checked 2026-10-18): Claude Free $0/month ("Free covers everyday questions"); Claude Pro $20/month ("Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add weekly limits on top"); Claude Max 5x $100/month ("Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance"); Claude Max 20x $200/month ("Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance").
How do I know if my Claude Code plan is enough?
Run npx ccusage@latest weekly --json in a terminal and paste the output into https://limitdex.com/check. It values your weekly Claude Code usage at API list prices, compares it with what you pay and suggests a plan. It runs in your browser.
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