AI Pro
$10/mo
Annual: $100/user/year
Limits 10 monthly AI credits (1 credit = $1); unlimited completion; Junie, Claude Agent, Codex, Gemini. 30-day free trial.Source: jetbrains.com · checked 2026-10-16
JetBrains AI vs Cursor: pricing and usage limits (Oct 2026)
JetBrains AI starts at $10/mo, Cursor at $8/mo. Both have a free plan. Every plan from both vendors, the limits each one actually publishes, and what changed recently, with a source on every line.
The short answer
Verdict from the data
- Cheaper to start
- Cursor. Cursor Plus is $8/mo; the cheapest JetBrains AI plan, JetBrains AI AI Pro, is $10/mo ($2 more).
- Free plan
- Both have one. What each includes is quoted under Free plans below.
- Top of the ladder
- JetBrains AI AI Ultimate at $30/mo vs Cursor Ultra at $200/mo.
- Paying yearly
- JetBrains AI takes up to 17% off (AI Pro); Cursor takes up to 17% off (Plus).
- Hard numbers
- Cursor doesn't publish exact allowances, so the limits below are quoted, not counted.
- Latest move
- Cursor, 12 Oct 2026: Cursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool.
Pick Cursor if you want the lowest monthly bill. Beyond price and free access, the deciding factor is which models and features you need; we track the money, not the model quality.
Head to head
| Fact | JetBrains AI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free tier | Free tier |
| Cheapest plan | AI Pro · $10/mo | Plus · $8/mo |
| Top plan | AI Ultimate · $30/mo | Ultra · $200/mo |
| Plans tracked | 2 | 5 |
| Yearly discount | up to 17% | up to 17% |
| Allowance periods | Monthly | Weekly |
| Latest change | None logged | plan restructure |
| Last checked |
Closest price match: JetBrains AI AI Pro vs Cursor Plus
Plus
$8/mo
Annual: $80/yr
Limits Base weekly usage pool for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor; refreshes weekly. Only Grok models; third-party models not available. Absolute pool size not published.Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16
Every plan side by side
| Tool | Plan | Price | Limits as stated & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains AI | AI Pro | $10/mo | 10 monthly AI credits (1 credit = $1); unlimited completion; Junie, Claude Agent, Codex, Gemini. 30-day free trial. Source: jetbrains.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| JetBrains AI | AI Ultimate | $30/mo | 35 monthly AI credits (incl. 5 bonus). Source: jetbrains.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Plus | $8/mo | Base weekly usage pool for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor; refreshes weekly. Only Grok models; third-party models not available. Absolute pool size not published. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Premium | $30/mo | 4x Plus weekly usage. Third-party models at API list price from prepaid credit. Adds Cloud Agents, Bugbot, Origin hosting. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Super | $100/mo | 15x Plus weekly usage; priority model access at peak times. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Ultra | $200/mo | 50x Plus weekly usage; earliest access to new products/models. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Teams | $30/mo | Each seat matches the weekly usage of the matching individual tier; third-party models at API list price + $0.25/M token Cursor Token Rate. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
Free plans
| Tool | Free? | What you get for $0 & source |
|---|---|---|
| JetBrains AI | Free tier | AI Free: unlimited AI code completion in JetBrains IDEs; 3 monthly AI credits (1 credit = $1 USD). Source: jetbrains.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Free tier | Free plan $0/month: 'Limited agent requests', 'Limited Chat requests'. No third-party models (Claude/GPT/Gemini) on Free. Exact request counts not published. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
Recent price and limit changes
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plan restructureCursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool
New customers now buy Cursor as part of The X Subscription (Grok + Cursor + X). Usage moves from two monthly pools to one weekly pool shared with Grok; third-party models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) are no longer included and bill at API list price on Premium and above. Legacy Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60), Ultra ($200) continue for existing subscribers.
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limit changeCursor Pro switches from 500 requests/month to $20 of frontier-model usage at API rates
Cursor later apologized (July 4, 2025) for the unclear rollout and offered refunds for unexpected charges between June 16 and July 4.
Questions people ask
Which is cheaper, JetBrains AI or Cursor?
Cursor is cheaper to start: Cursor Plus costs $8/mo, against $10/mo for JetBrains AI AI Pro. At the top end, JetBrains AI AI Ultimate is $30/mo and Cursor Ultra is $200/mo.
Is JetBrains AI or Cursor free?
JetBrains AI: Yes. AI Free: unlimited AI code completion in JetBrains IDEs; 3 monthly AI credits (1 credit = $1 USD). Cursor: Yes. Free plan $0/month: 'Limited agent requests', 'Limited Chat requests'. No third-party models (Claude/GPT/Gemini) on Free. Exact request counts not published.
How do the usage limits compare at the closest price?
JetBrains AI AI Pro ($10/mo): 10 monthly AI credits (1 credit = $1); unlimited completion; Junie, Claude Agent, Codex, Gemini. 30-day free trial. Cursor Plus ($8/mo): Base weekly usage pool for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor; refreshes weekly. Only Grok models; third-party models not available. Absolute pool size not published.
Is it cheaper to pay yearly?
JetBrains AI: up to 17% off when billed yearly (AI Pro: $8.33/mo instead of $10). Cursor: up to 17% off when billed yearly (Plus: $6.67/mo instead of $8).
When did JetBrains AI and Cursor last change their pricing?
12 Oct 2026, Cursor: Cursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool. 16 Jun 2025, Cursor: Cursor Pro switches from 500 requests/month to $20 of frontier-model usage at API rates.
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