Cursor goes local in India with a ₹649 plan — a third of Pro

Cursor Start went live today at ₹649/month (~$7), tax inclusive, billed in rupees and payable over UPI — the first time Cursor has localized pricing in any market. That's roughly a third of the $20 Pro tier.

What you get: generous daily access to Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5, always-on cloud agents, the iOS app with remote control, plus MCP servers, hooks, plugins and skills. What you don't: frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic, plus Bugbot, Auto Mode, Automations and the Cursor SDK. Existing free users in India can upgrade from the dashboard.

The math behind the move — India is Cursor's third-largest market, its user base tripled to 3M+ developers in a year, and the country holds its highest concentration of power users. GitHub counts 27M Indian developers, second only to the US, with 2M+ joining in 2026 alone. Cursor just hired its first India salesperson, is adding a Delhi lead and support staff across Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai. It all lands while Cursor's $60B all-stock acquisition by SpaceX is pending a Q3 2026 close.

Why it matters: the $20/month global SaaS price is finally cracking — and India is where AI coding tools test whether volume beats margin.