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Cursor: sourced choices

20 product and go-to-market choices, oldest first. Back to the case study

  1. 2024-10-06Product · VS Code foundation Cursor used a fork of VS Code as its editor foundation. CU2
  2. 2024-10-06Product · Editor control The founders chose ownership of the editor surface to change AI interactions beyond an extension's constraints. CU2
  3. 2024-10-06Product · Repository context The product worked with codebase context to support assistance. CU2
  4. 2024-10-06Product · Edit prediction Cursor Tab predicted edits and navigation beyond basic next-line completion. CU2
  5. 2024-10-06Product · Diff review The interview described interaction with proposed code changes. CU2
  6. 2025-05-13Go_To_Market · Paid individual plan Cursor sold a Pro plan for individual developers. CU4
  7. 2025-06-06Go_To_Market · Reported ARR Cursor reported more than $500 million in annual recurring revenue. CU1
  8. 2025-06-06Go_To_Market · Enterprise reach claim The company reported use by more than half of the Fortune 500. CU1
  9. 2025-06-16Go_To_Market · Higher usage tier Cursor introduced an Ultra tier. CU5
  10. 2025-07-04Product · Multiple model suppliers Cursor used its own models and models from external providers. CU3
  11. 2025-07-04Go_To_Market · Usage pool The clarified Pro plan included $20 of frontier-model usage at API pricing. CU3
  12. 2025-07-04Go_To_Market · Additional usage Customers could enable additional spending beyond the included pool. CU3
  13. 2025-07-04Go_To_Market · Automatic routing The company distinguished unlimited Auto use from individually chosen frontier-model usage. CU3
  14. 2025-07-04Go_To_Market · Refund response Cursor offered refunds for unexpected charges during the pricing transition. CU3
  15. 2025-10-31Product · Hooks Enterprise features let administrators observe and extend the agent loop. CU7
  16. 2025-10-31Product · Team rules Organizations could distribute shared context and conventions. CU7
  17. 2025-10-31Product · Audit logs Administrative events were available through an audit log. CU7
  18. 2025-10-31Product · Sandbox controls The enterprise offer included restricted command execution and administrative controls. CU7
  19. 2025-10-31Go_To_Market · Enterprise selling The enterprise announcement invited organizations to work with the Cursor team. CU7
  20. 2025-11-13Go_To_Market · Later financing Cursor announced new financing and a $29.3 billion private valuation. CU6