If you use Cursor and check your spend, your Usage page looks different now. On July 31, 2026, Cursor removed dollar amounts from the Usage page and CSV export — for individual and Teams plans, you now see token counts instead of dollars.
Here’s exactly what changed, why Cursor says it did this, and how to still find your real spend.
What Changed
For self-serve plans (individual and Teams, not Enterprise):
- The Usage page no longer shows dollar amounts per request, per model, or per day — only token counts.
- The CSV export now shows $0.00 in the cost column for every event, including events exported before the change (historical data was affected too).
- The underlying API endpoint that powered these numbers (
dashboard/get-filtered-usage-events) stopped returning cost fields likechargedCentsandusageBasedCosts.
Enterprise plans kept the dollar display. This change only hit individual and Teams users.
Why Cursor Made This Change
According to Cursor staff member Kevin Neilson, on the community forum:
“The dollar amounts displayed were often higher amounts than the user’s plan cost (due to the generous included usage).”
In other words: your plan includes a chunk of usage for free. The old Usage page showed a raw dollar total for everything you used, which looked much scarier than what you actually owed, since most of that usage was already covered by your plan. Cursor’s fix was to split the two concepts apart — tokens for included usage, dollars only for on-demand overage.
How to Still See Your Real Spend
The dollar numbers didn’t disappear completely — they moved:
- Go to Dashboard → Spending for your on-demand dollar totals.
- On Teams plans, go to Dashboard → Members to see per-seat overage.
- Teams admins can also pull cost data through the Teams Admin API.
If you were using the Usage page or CSV export to track daily spend at a glance, that workflow is gone — you now have to check a separate page for the number that used to be right there.
The Reaction
The change did not land well. The community forum thread and the Hacker News discussion picked up real traction, with users calling the move a transparency downgrade and pointing out that competitors (like Windsurf) don’t have the same restriction. Whether or not the underlying reasoning is fair, removing a number people relied on — and zeroing out historical CSV data — is the kind of change that erodes trust fast.
What It Means for Developers
1. Your existing cost-tracking workflow probably broke. If you had a script, a spreadsheet, or a habit built around the CSV export’s dollar column, it now reads $0.00. Re-point anything automated at the Spending page or the Teams Admin API instead.
2. “Included usage” and “overage” are now separate concepts to track. You can no longer see one dollar total for everything — you need to check token usage against your plan’s included amount, then separately check the Spending page for anything beyond that.
3. Bookmark the Spending page now. Don’t wait until you’re mid-sprint and need to know if you’re about to hit an overage — the number is one click further away than it used to be.
Quick Summary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What changed | Usage page + CSV export show token counts, not dollars |
| When | July 31, 2026 |
| Who’s affected | Individual and Teams plans |
| Who’s not affected | Enterprise plans (kept dollar view) |
| Where to find real spend now | Dashboard → Spending (or Members, for Teams) |
| Historical CSV data | Also zeroed out, not just new exports |
FAQ
Did Cursor get more expensive? No — this is a display change, not a pricing change. What you pay is unchanged. What you can see about what you pay is what changed.
Can I get the old dollar-per-request view back? Not through the Usage page or CSV export. Use Dashboard → Spending for on-demand totals, or the Teams Admin API if you need programmatic access.
Does this affect Enterprise plans? No, Enterprise plans still show dollar amounts on the Usage page.