Cursor Pro may still feel limited for heavy solo developers
Cursor’s free plan can work for light testing, but its request limit can stop work in the middle of a project and force a wait until the next day. Moving to keeps the tool usable, but the “unlimited” requests may not feel truly unlimited during heavy use.
Long sessions, such as large work, can make replies feel slower over time. exists as a higher tier, but $200 per month is hard to justify for an individual developer.
A company may refuse to pay for Cursor if it already pays for Copilot and sees the two tools as overlapping. This leaves a middle ground where Cursor’s interface is still preferred, Pro feels useful but not enough, and Ultra feels too expensive.
Key points
- The free plan can hit a request limit during active work.
- may still feel slower after heavy use.
- seems to make the limit or slowdown more noticeable in .
- costs $200 per month, which is steep for an individual developer.
- Companies may reject Cursor reimbursement if they already pay for Copilot.