Cursor Pro silently shifts from 500 fast requests to dollar-denominated credits
Cursor's $20 Pro plan moved from 500 fast requests/month to a credit system that effectively cut usage to ~225 requests at the same price. CEO publicly apologized 3 weeks later.
What changed
before— removed
$20 Pro = 500 fast requests/month
after+ current
$20 Pro = ~225 dollar-denominated credits/month
word-level diff
$20 Pro = ~225500 dollar-denominatedfast creditsrequests/month
Context
On June 16, 2025 Cursor migrated Pro subscribers from a fixed 500-request quota to dollar-denominated credits without proactive email notice. Heavy users reported their effective request count dropped to roughly 225/month at the same $20 price, while a vocal subset received four-figure overage bills before the new model was clearly explained. Cursor posted an apology and partial refund window on July 4, 2025. This is the canonical 'AI plan nerf' incident of 2025 and the reason GotNerfed exists.