Cursor Agent: how many tokens per task, and what does it cost?
Cursor Agent costs $0.07 per task. AgentBurn snapshot 2026-10-27. Every figure carries a provenance label: source-backed, derived, or left empty when no public basis exists.
What it is. IDE-native agent running Cursor's own Composer model for cheap multi-file edits
Cursor's agent lives inside the editor and can edit across files, run terminal commands and review its own diff, driven by Cursor's in-house Composer 2.5 model. Artificial Analysis measured $0.07 per task in standard mode and $0.44 in fast mode, roughly 10-60x cheaper than the highest-effort frontier agent variants on the same index.
| Tokens per task | not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per task | $0.07 | Source-backed |
| Success rate | not published | Not published |
| Cost per solved task | not published | — |
| Tool calls per task | not published | — |
| Retry overhead | not published | — |
| Minutes per task | not published | — |
| Estimated runs per day | 500,000 (model estimate) | Model estimate |
Where the tokens go
This is the per-task split AgentBurn records for Cursor Agent, step by step.
| Step | What happens | Share of tokens | Tool calls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index context | Semantic search across the codebase for relevant symbols | 12% | 8 |
| Draft the diff | Generates edits for the selected files | 30% | 14 |
| Run commands | Executes terminal commands and reads output | 22% | 16 |
| Review own diff | Self-reviews and fixes obvious mistakes | 20% | 12 |
| Hand back | Explains changes and leaves the diff for the developer | 16% | 5 |
What each number is based on
AgentBurn labels every field. Source-backed means the cited page states the figure; derived means a formula on this page produced it; not published means no public basis exists and the field is left empty rather than estimated.
| Field | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tokensPerTask | Not published | Cost is published; token counts would need an assumed model mix, so they are left empty. |
| costPerTaskUsd | Source-backed | Artificial Analysis — Cursor Composer 2.5: $0.07 standard / $0.44 fast per task. |
| successRatePct | Not published | No separate task success rate published. |
| runsPerDay | Model estimate | No public source publishes daily run volume; this is a model estimate from pricing tiers and community reports, shown only in estimated-volume context. |
Frequently asked
How many tokens does Cursor Agent use per task?
No public tokens-per-task figure exists for Cursor Agent; AgentBurn leaves the field empty rather than estimating it.
What does Cursor Agent cost per task?
$0.07 per task, based on the source linked in the provenance table.
Is this a vendor list price?
No. It is a per-task figure from a cited source, not a rate card; the two are not comparable.
Sources
- Artificial Analysis — Cursor's Composer 2.5, third on the Coding Agent Index (May 2026)
- Vendor site: https://cursor.com
- Open dataset: /data/projects.json
- Methodology: how these numbers are built
Cite this page
AgentBurn (2026-10-27). "Cursor Agent". https://getagentburn.com/projects/cursor-agent/
Machine-readable: projects.json · Markdown version