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title: "Introducing Cursor Start"
description: "Cursor has launched Cursor Start, a monthly plan for developers in India priced at ₹649, with tax included and payment through UPI or card. The plan responds to requests for India-specific pricing and UPI support, and follows a reported tripling of Cursor’s Indian user base to more than 3M developers, making India its third-largest market globally. Start provides generous access to Grok 4.5 and Composer, more agent requests than the Free plan across desktop, web, iOS, and CLI, plus always-on cloud agents, Cursor for iOS, and workflow extensions through plugins, MCP servers, hooks, and skills. It sits between Free and Pro, offering everyday building capabilities while Pro adds broader model access and features such as Bugbot, Auto mode, Automations, and the Cursor SDK."
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# Introducing Cursor Start

[Cursor](https://yomu.fyi/company/cursor) · Cursor · Jul 28, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Cursor has launched Cursor Start, a monthly plan for developers in India priced at ₹649, with tax included and payment through UPI or card. The plan responds to requests for India-specific pricing and UPI support, and follows a reported tripling of Cursor’s Indian user base to more than 3M developers, making India its third-largest market globally. Start provides generous access to Grok 4.5 and Composer, more agent requests than the Free plan across desktop, web, iOS, and CLI, plus always-on cloud agents, Cursor for iOS, and workflow extensions through plugins, MCP servers, hooks, and skills. It sits between Free and Pro, offering everyday building capabilities while Pro adds broader model access and features such as Bugbot, Auto mode, Automations, and the Cursor SDK.

## Context

Developers in India had asked for pricing that reflects the local market and the ability to pay with UPI. Cursor says its Indian user base tripled in the past year to more than 3M developers, making India its third-largest market globally.

## Approach / What changed

Cursor introduced Cursor Start, an India-specific plan priced in INR at ₹649 per month. It includes expanded model access, more agent requests than Free, always-on cloud agents, Cursor for iOS, workflow extensions, and payment by UPI or card.

## Takeaways

- Cursor Start costs ₹649 per month in India, is tax inclusive, and can be paid monthly in INR with UPI or a card.
- The plan includes generous access to Grok 4.5 and Composer, more agent requests across desktop, web, iOS, and CLI, and always-on cloud agents that can build, test, and open pull requests.
- Start sits between Free and Pro: existing Free users in India can upgrade from the dashboard, while new users can select Start during signup and onboarding.

**Tags:** [AI Agents](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai-agents), [Cursor](https://yomu.fyi/topic/cursor), [Pricing](https://yomu.fyi/topic/pricing)

- Source: [Cursor](https://cursor.com/blog/cursor-start-india)
- Source URL: https://cursor.com/blog/cursor-start-india
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-02T11:41:56.345Z

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