Cursor Start
Cursor Start was released on .
Summary
Cursor now offers a new Start plan at ₹649/month designed for developers in India, with local pricing and UPI payments making agentic development more accessible. The plan includes daily access to Cursor's AI models, always-on cloud agents that build and ship code, and Cursor ...
Release Context
- This was the 18th Cursor release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 7 days after Cursor Router (July 22, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
Cursor Start
We're introducing Cursor Start, a new ₹649 monthly plan for developers in India, making daily agentic development accessible and payment easy with local pricing and UPI.
Existing Free users in India can upgrade their plan from the dashboard. New users in India can visit cursor.com/signup and select the Start plan during onboarding.
Start bills monthly with auto-renewal and is available from July 28, 2026.
Cursor Start includes:
- Generous access to Cursor models: Grok and Composer, with enough usage to build with agents every day.
- Always-on cloud agents that build, test, and ship code while you keep working.
- Cursor for iOS with remote control, so you can launch and steer agents from your phone.
- Plugins, MCP servers, hooks, and skills to extend Cursor across your workflows.
- Local pricing at ₹649 per month, tax inclusive, billed in INR with UPI or card.
Learn more in our announcement and docs.
Other Recent Cursor Releases
- Voice Chat with Agents (November 6, 2026)
- Build Live Apps in Cursor (November 5, 2026)
- Agent SDK (October 20, 2026)
- Cloud Agent Canvases and Environment Improvements (October 16, 2026)
- Origin App Marketplace (October 13, 2026)
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