{
  "dataset": "LimitSheet",
  "version": "v1",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LimitSheet (https://limitsheet.com/)",
  "url": "https://limitsheet.com/changes/2026-07-28-cursor-start-india/",
  "item": {
    "id": "2026-07-28-cursor-start-india",
    "date": "2026-07-28",
    "announced_on": "2026-07-28",
    "effective_on": "2026-07-28",
    "detected_on": "2026-09-28",
    "published_on": "2026-09-28",
    "products": [
      "cursor"
    ],
    "plans": [
      "cursor-start"
    ],
    "kind": "price",
    "title": "Cursor launches Start, a rupee-billed plan for India",
    "summary": "Cursor launched Start, a lower-priced plan for developers in India, billed monthly in rupees with UPI or card; Cursor's docs describe the price as tax inclusive. Start covers the Cursor Models pool and Cloud Agents, but not the Other Models pool or on-demand usage.",
    "before": "Individual plans: Free (Hobby) and Pro and above, with no plan priced in rupees.",
    "after": "Start added for India: billed in rupees, tax inclusive, monthly billing only, UPI or card. Other plans unchanged.",
    "baseline_note": "The individual plan lineup before the launch. No existing plan changed; a plan was added. The rupee price is the vendor's own, not an FX conversion.",
    "direction": "added",
    "material": true,
    "source_ids": [
      "cursor-blog-start-india-2026-07-28",
      "cursor-docs-models-pricing",
      "cursor-start-page"
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-docs-models-pricing",
        "quote": "Start is a lower-priced plan for developers in India that covers the Cursor Models pool and Cloud Agents."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-docs-models-pricing",
        "quote": "Start does not include the Other Models pool, on-demand usage, Bugbot, Auto, Automations, or the Cursor SDK."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-start-page",
        "quote": "Start is billed monthly in INR"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-start-page",
        "quote": "You can pay with UPI, credit card, or debit card"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-start-page",
        "quote": "The Start plan is available with monthly billing only."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "cursor-blog-start-india-2026-07-28",
        "quote": "Cursor Start is available today for developers in India at cursor.com/pricing."
      }
    ],
    "verified_at": "2026-10-02",
    "verified_by": "Lokesh Rathore",
    "verified_method": "ai_assisted"
  }
}