Cursor Rate Limit Exceeded

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Wait and retry

   1. Wait a few minutes; staff say the message usually clears on its own
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2. 2. Switch models

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   1. Open the model picker and choose a different model (not Fast variants)
   2. Avoid peak hours for popular models
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3. 3. Upgrade or add prepaid credit

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   1. Check Settings > Plan & Usage
   2. Enable on-demand usage on the dashboard if you need to continue now
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4. 4. For cloud agents hitting GitHub limits

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   1. Wait for the GitHub quota window to reset
   2. Reduce parallel agents on one repository
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Requests fail with rate limit messages, Composer Fast models keep rate limiting, cloud agent follow-ups report 'Rate limit exceeded'.

Why it happens

• Short-lived limits on free plans during high load
• Per-model limits
• Cloud agent follow-up limits
• GitHub API rate limit when assigning cloud agents

This guide also covers

• cursor rate limit exceeded
• cursor rate limit
• composer rate limit

Other Cursor errors

• Cursor Usage Limit Reached
• Cursor Agent Not Working
• Cursor High Load Error (ERROR_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED)
• Cursor Keeps Reconnecting or Connection Failed
• Cursor Extensions Not Working or Not Found
• Cursor Slow, High CPU or Memory Usage
• Cursor MCP Not Working: Server Connected but No Tools
• Can't Use Cursor Auto After Included Usage Is Gone