Cursor is a monthly included-usage pool (plus optional on-demand), not a rolling five-hour Codex window.
On current usage-based plans, included agent usage is a pool that resets with your billing cycle. Unused usage does not roll over. Check cursor.com/dashboard → Spending for remaining allowance and any on-demand charges. AI Limit does not read Cursor accounts.
Two pools, not one 5-hour clock
Cursor’s own help docs split included usage: a generous first-party / Cursor-models pool and a dollar allowance for other (API) models. Auto / Composer-style routing often lasts longer than pinning a third-party model. There is no trustworthy public “requests per day” number.
When does Cursor usage reset?
Monthly, on the subscription anchor date — the day the plan started — not midnight UTC and not a rolling 5-hour window. Teams reset together on the team billing cycle. The date is shown on the Spending tab and in Manage Subscription.
If the meter looks stuck on reset day, wait for the anchor time, not only the calendar date.
When you hit the Cursor limit
Wait for the billing-cycle reset
Switch to an included Cursor-models pool if the third-party pool is empty
Enable on-demand (pay-as-you-go) if you want overage
Upgrade Pro / Pro Plus / Ultra for a larger included pool
AI Limit monitors public Codex reset signals and sends an alert directly to your iPhone. It does not read your private ChatGPT / Codex remaining usage.