How to Cancel Cursor

A 7-step walkthrough with real screenshots from the live cancel flow.

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Quick answer

Open cursor.com/dashboard → Billing & Invoices, scroll to the Cancel section ("We'll be sad to see you go."), click Cancel, then confirm with Cancel subscription (not Go back). You keep your paid plan until the end of the current billing period, then drop to the free Hobby plan. Cursor doesn't auto-refund — refunds are case-by-case via support — so cancel before your renewal date. Heads up: cancelling stops the subscription, but any usage-based "on-demand" charges already run up this cycle still bill.

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Step-by-step instructions

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Open Billing & Invoices in your dashboard

Sign in at cursor.com/dashboard and click "Billing & Invoices" in the left sidebar. The page shows your Included Usage for the current cycle (per-model token usage), your On-Demand (usage-based) spend, your Invoices, and — at the very bottom — a Cancel section.

Cursor dashboard Billing & Invoices page showing Included Usage broken down by model for the Mar 24 – Apr 24 cycle, an On-Demand Usage spend meter, and a list of paid invoices including a 20.00 USD charge
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Scroll to the Cancel section and click Cancel

Scroll to the bottom of the Billing & Invoices page to the Cancel card, headed "We'll be sad to see you go." Click the Cancel button on the right of that card.

The Cancel card at the bottom of Cursor's Billing & Invoices page reading "We'll be sad to see you go." with a Cancel button on the right
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Confirm in the Cancel Subscription dialog

A Cancel Subscription dialog opens, warning "If you cancel your subscription, you will lose access to premium models, have limited Tab completions, and have fewer Agent requests." Click the Cancel subscription button to finalize. The Go back button beside it keeps your plan active.

Cursor "Cancel Subscription" confirmation modal warning that cancelling loses access to premium models, limited Tab completions, and fewer Agent requests, with Go back and Cancel subscription buttons
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Confirm access runs to the end of your billing period

After confirming, your paid plan keeps working until the end of the current billing period, then your account drops to the free Hobby plan (limited Agent requests, limited Tab completions, no frontier models). You won't be charged again, and your editor settings, extensions, and local files stay exactly as they are.

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Pay less instead of cancelling — schedule a downgrade (optional)

If the bill is the problem rather than Cursor itself, you can schedule a downgrade to a cheaper paid tier (Ultra → Pro+, or Pro+ → Pro) from the same Billing page instead of cancelling outright. The downgrade takes effect at your next renewal and keeps more included usage than the free Hobby plan.

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If you were billed through the older Stripe portal (optional)

Some older accounts manage billing through a Manage Subscription button that opens the Stripe billing portal rather than the in-app Cancel card. If you don't see the Cancel section, click Manage Subscription, then Cancel plan in the Stripe portal and confirm there. Access still runs to the end of the paid period.

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Cancelling won't refund the period — or stop on-demand charges already incurred (optional)

Cursor doesn't issue automatic prorated refunds; cancelling only stops the next renewal. For an unexpected charge, email support from your account address with the charge details — refunds are reviewed case by case. Separately, cancelling the subscription does not erase usage-based "on-demand" model charges you already rang up this cycle; those still bill. Turn off usage-based pricing in your billing settings if you want a hard cap.

Frequently Asked Questions

Not for the next period, as long as you cancel before your billing cycle renews. Access runs to the end of the current period, then you drop to the free Hobby plan. The catch that's specific to Cursor: cancelling stops the subscription, but any usage-based "on-demand" model charges you already incurred this cycle are billed separately and still go through. Check your On-Demand usage before cancelling, and cancel a day or two before renewal to be safe.

There's no automatic refund — Cursor's policy is that cancelling keeps your paid access until the end of the current billing period rather than refunding the unused time. For an unexpected charge you can email support from your account email with the charge details; refunds are reviewed case by case. Results are mixed — some users get refunded, others report waiting through several unanswered emails — so don't count on it; cancel before renewal instead. EU and UK customers may have a 14-day statutory right of withdrawal on a new subscription.

Nothing is deleted. Cancelling drops you to the free Hobby plan at the end of the period — your editor, extensions, settings, and local code stay exactly as they are. What you lose on the end date is paid capacity: access to frontier/premium models, extended Agent limits, and unlimited Tab completions fall back to the Hobby limits (limited Agent requests, limited Tab completions).

Cancelling ends your paid plan entirely and drops you to free Hobby at the period end. Downgrading (Ultra → Pro+, or Pro+ → Pro) keeps you on a cheaper paid tier with more included usage than Hobby. If you're leaving because the bill is too high rather than because you're done with Cursor, scheduling a downgrade from the Billing page is usually the better move — you keep frontier-model access at a lower price.

The plan price (Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200 a month) is separate from usage-based "on-demand" charges, which bill in arrears once you exceed your plan's included usage. Cancelling the subscription stops future plan charges but won't refund on-demand usage already incurred. To cap spending without cancelling, turn off usage-based pricing — or set a spending limit — in your dashboard's billing/spending settings.

Yes. Your account stays active on the free Hobby plan, so you can re-subscribe anytime from the dashboard's Billing & Invoices page or by clicking Upgrade in the editor — your settings and history are still there. If you cancelled by mistake and the billing period hasn't ended yet, you can usually reactivate before the end date to avoid any gap in paid access.
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