15:I[981,["658","static/chunks/658-a698693f56d0116a.js","183","static/chunks/183-6beeeb801c274aaa.js","474","static/chunks/app/%5Btype%5D/layout-631c4730b83c8223.js"],"Posts"] 16:T666,I just got my Cursor invoices and I'm genuinely shocked. Between October and early November, I've burned through $638 on AI coding assistance. That's more than some cloud bills.

Context: I'm an Founder & CTO building an AI-First CRM product.

Here's what happened:

October: Started the month thinking "I'll stay within the Pro limits, no problem." By mid-month, Cursor hit me with a $280 invoice. By month end? $348.56 total in on-demand charges. I literally maxed out the $400 limit.

November: It's only November 12 and I've already been invoiced $289.38:

Cost per request: Claude 4.5 Sonnet Thinking ranges from $0.02 to $0.06 depending on context size. Doesn't sound like much until you realize you're hitting it 200+ times per day.

I tried 7 different models (GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Cheetah, etc.) thinking I'd save money. Claude still ate 85% of my budget because, honestly, it's the best.

Am I more productive? Absolutely. Is it worth $638 every 6 weeks? Idk. That's $5,500+ annually just for code assistance.

So I'm curious:

What are YOU spending? Am I an outlier or is this the new normal?

Have you changed behavior to cut costs? (Using faster models? Being more selective? Bringing your own API keys?)

At what price point would you stop? $100/month? $500? $1000?

Is anyone actually staying within the included limits? Or is that just marketing?

I feel like we're in this weird phase where the value is obvious but the pricing model hasn't stabilized.

Would love to hear how others are navigating this.

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