# Cursor: how to check your token usage and when it resets

> Where to see your remaining Cursor usage on The X Subscription and on legacy Pro plans, as of October 27, 2026.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/cursor-how-to-check-token-usage  
Published: 2026-10-27T02:50:16.855Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: Guides  
Topics: Cursor, Cursor pricing, AI coding tools, Usage limits  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- As of October 27, 2026, The X Subscription users check usage under Usage at grok.com/dashboard, and legacy plan users use the Spending tab at cursor.com/dashboard/spending.
- The X Subscription pool resets weekly, while legacy Cursor plans reset monthly with the billing cycle.
- Cursor's docs do not describe a per-token breakdown in the dashboard; they describe remaining usage, reset date and credit.

This is how to check token usage in Cursor. Open Cursor's editor settings, which show your remaining usage and next reset date. Then open the dashboard for your plan. As of October 27, 2026, that is **Usage** at [grok.com/dashboard](https://grok.com/dashboard) on The X Subscription, and the **Spending** tab at [cursor.com/dashboard/spending](https://cursor.com/dashboard/spending) on a legacy Cursor plan, according to [Cursor's usage and limits help page](https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/usage-limits).

Which dashboard you use depends on when you signed up. Cursor now sells its plans as part of The X Subscription, and the older Pro and Pro+ plans still work as they were. This guide covers both, so you can find the right screen and read it. It is for anyone who wants to know how much of their allowance is left before Cursor stops them.

## Which plan are you on

Cursor's [Models & Pricing page](https://cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing.md) lists these plans as of October 27, 2026:

| Plan | Price per month | Included usage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Limited |
| Plus | $8 | Base |
| Premium | $30 | 4x Plus |
| Super | $100 | 15x Plus |
| Ultra | $200 | 50x Plus |

These make up The X Subscription. Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60), Ultra ($200), Hobby, Start (India only) and the Teams Standard and Premium seats are [legacy Cursor plans](https://cursor.com/docs/account/pricing/legacy-cursor-plans.md). If you are not sure which you have, the plan name appears in your account billing page. For what each tier includes, see our [guide to Cursor's plans and weekly usage pool](https://claudegpt.si/news/cursor-pricing-plans-weekly-pool).

## How to check token usage on The X Subscription

1. Open your editor settings in Cursor. They show your remaining usage and the next reset date.
2. For the full view, go to [grok.com/dashboard](https://grok.com/dashboard) and open **Usage**.
3. Read three things there: how much of your weekly pool you have used, the next reset date, and your prepaid credit.

The pool is one allowance for Cursor models (Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5). It is shared across Agent in the editor, the CLI, Cloud Agents, Grok Bot and the Grok apps, so use in any of them lowers the same number. Different models draw from the pool at different rates, so picking a heavier model uses it up faster.

Cursor's docs do not say that this view breaks usage down by token count or by request. Cursor's pricing page also gives each plan only as a multiple of Plus, not as a fixed number of tokens or requests. Treat the dashboard as a gauge of what is left, not a token counter.

## How to check token usage on a legacy Cursor plan

1. Go to [cursor.com/dashboard/spending](https://cursor.com/dashboard/spending) and open the **Spending** tab.
2. It shows real-time usage for both pools, your remaining allowance and any on-demand charges.
3. The reset date is on the same tab. Legacy plans reset monthly with your billing cycle, and for teams everyone resets together.

Legacy plans have two pools. **Cursor Models** covers Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5. **Other Models** covers third-party models, which are charged at each model's list price. Both pools also show in your editor settings and on the [usage dashboard](https://cursor.com/dashboard/usage), according to Cursor's legacy plans page.

## Check what a request cost

Cursor's help page says to check your usage dashboard for request-level cost details. The costs come from per-token rates. As of October 27, 2026, Cursor lists Composer 2.5 at $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, and Grok 4.7 at $2 and $6. Third-party models are billed at their own API list prices.

## What happens when you hit the limit

Cursor shows a notification in the editor. What you can do next depends on the plan:

- **The X Subscription:** keep working from prepaid credit, wait for the weekly reset, or upgrade. Manage credit and the monthly additional usage limit under **Additional usage credits** at [grok.com/dashboard/billing](https://grok.com/dashboard/billing).
- **Legacy plans:** turn on on-demand usage, which bills monthly at the same rates, or upgrade. On Pro, Pro+ and Ultra it is off until you enable it under **Spending**, where you can also set a monthly spend limit.

Unused included usage does not roll over on either kind of plan. Prepaid credit does not reset with the weekly pool. Cursor says each top-up stays until it is used or expires, currently 365 days after purchase.

## Common mix-ups

- **Third-party models are not in the pool.** On The X Subscription, Claude, GPT and Gemini models are billed at API list price from prepaid credit on Premium and above. Plus does not offer them.
- **Your own API key.** On individual plans, requests made with your own key do not draw from your included usage or credit. Your provider bills you directly.
- **Subagents.** A subagent can run a named third-party model while the picker still shows Auto, Grok or Composer. Those requests bill as third-party usage.
- **Auto.** In Cost mode, Auto bills as a Cursor-model request from your included pool.

## Where to go next

Cursor's own [Models & Pricing page](https://cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing.md) has the full per-model rates, and the [usage and limits help page](https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/usage-limits) is the place to check if the dashboards change. Plans and limits change often, so confirm against both on the day you read this.

## Frequently asked questions

### Where can I see my Cursor usage?

Your editor settings show remaining usage and the next reset date. On The X Subscription the full view is Usage at grok.com/dashboard. On legacy plans it is the Spending tab at cursor.com/dashboard/spending.

### When does Cursor usage reset?

On The X Subscription the included pool refreshes weekly, and the date shows under Usage. On legacy plans it resets monthly with your billing cycle.

### What happens when I run out of Cursor usage?

Cursor shows a notification in the editor. On The X Subscription you can use prepaid credit, wait for the weekly reset or upgrade. On legacy plans you can turn on on-demand usage or upgrade.

### Do my own API key requests count toward Cursor usage?

On individual plans they do not. Your provider bills you directly. On Teams and Enterprise plans they still carry the Cursor Token Rate of $0.25 per million tokens on eligible models.

## Sources

- [Usage and limits](https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/usage-limits), Cursor
- [Models & Pricing](https://cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing.md), Cursor
- [Legacy Cursor plans](https://cursor.com/docs/account/pricing/legacy-cursor-plans.md), Cursor
- [Cursor pricing](https://cursor.com/pricing), Cursor