{
  "id": "cursor-frontier-models",
  "title": "Cursor with Claude or GPT models",
  "category": "coding-agents",
  "job": "Use Cursor's editor with frontier third-party models after the Oct 2026 plan change.",
  "difficulty": "Intermediate",
  "tools": [
    {
      "id": "cursor",
      "name": "Cursor",
      "url": "https://cursor.com",
      "kind": "ide",
      "summary": "AI code editor with agent, cloud agents and Bugbot code review. Sold as part of The X Subscription since Oct 12, 2026.",
      "open_source": false,
      "pricing": {
        "plans": [
          {
            "name": "Free",
            "usd_month": 0,
            "note": "Limited usage"
          },
          {
            "name": "Plus",
            "usd_month": 8,
            "note": "Cursor models only (Grok 4.7, Composer 2.5); no cloud agents or third-party models"
          },
          {
            "name": "Premium",
            "usd_month": 30,
            "note": "4x Plus usage; cloud agents, Bugbot, third-party models at API list price"
          },
          {
            "name": "Super",
            "usd_month": 100,
            "note": "15x Plus usage"
          },
          {
            "name": "Ultra",
            "usd_month": 200,
            "note": "50x Plus usage"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing",
        "status": "verified",
        "notes": "Legacy Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60) and Ultra ($200) plans continue for existing subscribers only. Third-party models (Claude, GPT) are billed separately from prepaid credit on Premium and above."
      },
      "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
    }
  ],
  "model": "Claude Opus 5.5 / GPT-6.1 Sol at API list price",
  "mcp_servers": [],
  "config": {
    "filename": ".cursor/rules/project.mdc",
    "language": "markdown",
    "code": "---\ndescription: project rules\nalwaysApply: true\n---\n- Use TypeScript strict mode.\n- Ask before editing more than 5 files."
  },
  "starter_prompt": "Plan first: list the files you'll touch and why. Then implement <feature> and run the tests.",
  "monthly_cost": {
    "min_usd": 30,
    "max_usd": null,
    "note": "Cursor Premium $30/month plus prepaid credit for third-party models at API list price (e.g. Claude Sonnet 5.5 $2/$10 per 1M tokens)."
  },
  "steps": [
    "Choose Premium or above.",
    "Add prepaid credit.",
    "Pick the model per task; use Cursor models for cheap edits."
  ],
  "why_this_works": "Keeps Cursor's editor features while paying the model vendor's list price.",
  "watch_out": "Legacy Pro/Pro+ users keep their old plans; switching to The X Subscription is permanent.",
  "unverified": [
    "Cursor rules file format not re-checked this cycle."
  ],
  "tested": false,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
}