Claude Max 5x vs Cursor Ultra
Anthropic$100per month
lowest price
5x more usage than Pro per 5-hour session, plus weekly limits; higher output limits; priority access at peak times.
Full profile
Cursor$200per month
50x more usage than Plus; earliest access to all products and models.
Full profileClaude Max 5x costs $100/month — 50% less than Cursor Ultra at $200/month.
Key differences
- Usage allowance
- Anthropic Claude Max 5x: 5x more usage than Pro per 5-hour session, plus weekly limits; higher output limits; priority access at peak times. Cursor Ultra: 50x more usage than Plus; earliest access to all products and models.
- Models
- The lineups do not overlap: Anthropic Claude Max 5x covers Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1; Cursor Ultra covers Latest Grok models, Third-party models at API list price.
- Bundled API credits
- Anthropic Claude Max 5x bundles $100 in API credits; Cursor Ultra bundles none.
Full comparison
| Plan | Claude Max 5x$100/mo | Cursor Ultra$200/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Monthly price | $100/mo | $200/mo |
| Usage & limits | ||
| Included usage | 5x more usage than Pro per 5-hour session, plus weekly limits; higher output limits; priority access at peak times. | 50x more usage than Plus; earliest access to all products and models. |
| When quota runs out | Usage credits at standard API rates. | Paid top-offs. |
| Models & tooling | ||
| Models included | Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1 | Latest Grok models, Third-party models at API list price |
| Coding agents & CLI | Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Claude web/desktop/mobile | Cursor Agent, Cloud agents |
| Features & team | ||
| Included API credits | $100 | — |
| Seats included | 1 | 1 |
10 more rows — limits, IDE support, team features
| Plan | Claude Max 5x$100/mo | Cursor Ultra$200/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Trial | none | none |
| Billing notes | Monthly billing only. | $200/mo monthly. |
| Usage & limits | ||
| Usage multiple vs base plan | 5× | 50× |
| Models & tooling | ||
| IDE support | VS Code, JetBrains | Cursor IDE |
| Features & team | ||
| SSO | No | No |
| Zero data retention | No | Yes |
| Admin console | No | No |
| Priority support | Yes | No |
| Availability & sources | ||
| Official pricing page | claude.com/pricing | cursor.com/pricing |
Questions people ask
- Is Claude Max 5x cheaper than Cursor Ultra?
- Anthropic Claude Max 5x costs $100/month vs $200/month for Cursor Ultra — 50% lower.
- How much usage do Claude Max 5x and Cursor Ultra include?
- Anthropic Claude Max 5x: 5x more usage than Pro per 5-hour session, plus weekly limits; higher output limits; priority access at peak times. Cursor Ultra: 50x more usage than Plus; earliest access to all products and models.
- Which models do Claude Max 5x and Cursor Ultra include?
- Anthropic Claude Max 5x: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1. Cursor Ultra: Latest Grok models, Third-party models at API list price.