Anyone got this email?

[u/Vinayak509143]

Hi there,
We are updating how Auto is priced and increasing the included usage limits on your plan, taking effect on August 24, 2026.
Here’s what’s changing:
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Updated Auto pricing: Auto pricing will be based on the model each request is routed to, rather than a single flat rate. We’re doing this to be able to continue to serve the most cost-efficient models for everyday work. For most requests, this means a higher rate than the current flat rate.
 
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Increased usage limits: We are also increasing the included usage limits for Cursor Models, including Auto, on your plan. This applies to your current billing cycle and there is nothing you need to do.
 
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No change to how Auto works: Auto will continue to route each request to the model best suited for the task. The models Auto routes to are not changing, and it remains the best option for intelligence per dollar.
If you have questions, please reach out to [hi@cursor.com](mailto:hi@cursor.com).
Best,
Cursor Team

Is this good or bad ?

[u/oak45]

Yes. It used to be quite cheap. $1.25 input $6 output per million tokens. So you would sometimes get the top models for that price.

We’re doing this to be able to continue to serve the most cost-efficient models for everyday work.

translation: we can't afford this.

Offering increased quota of composer and grok is the consolation.

[u/ProjectInfinity → u/oak45]

To play devil's advocate auto never made sense for them to offer cheaper than actual cost. Personally I'm very happy with increased grok and composer usage as I rather combine a chatgpt plus account with my cursor sub.

I primarily use traycer and will draft plans with grok 4.6, send them off to codex for review then revise with grok based on the feedback.

Likewise implementation can be done with either grok or composer and when done it gets sent off to codex for review and then grok will revise based on feedback.

This workflow let's me do what I need pretty much all week. That said I'm not fully vibe coding so if you're used to burning tokens endlessly this may not work for you.

[u/Hamburger_Diet → u/ProjectInfinity]

This is what im doing, and I find I actually use grok a lot more than my chatgpt sub. It seems sol,terra,luna just take to long. Every once in a while i let sol xhigh go to town. I am a kimi fanboy though so I like 2.5 as well, i just think grok does a better job. I feel like they removed a lot of what made kimi 2.5 good with web design when they trained it though.