Cursor ◐5.0MODERATE

Cursor is an AI coding editor built on top of VS Code. "Cancelling" here means stopping the recurring Pro subscription — your free Hobby tier keeps working, and your code never lives on their servers, so nothing is lost. The catch is purely navigational: the cancel control is not where most people look. It sits inside the dashboard's billing area, not on a settings or account page you would naturally open.

Our Friction Score puts Cursor at 5.0/10 (Moderate). The hardest axis is finding the entry point at 8/10 — among the highest we track — because the button is tucked inside dashboard › billing rather than surfaced on the plan page. Once you are there, though, the flow is short: about five steps, with a moderate set of confirmation prompts (5/10). No phone call is required (0/10 on Phone), and you are not routed through support just to leave.

To cancel, open cursor.com/dashboard, go to the billing section, and select cancel / manage subscription; confirm, and Pro stays active until the period ends, then reverts to Free (Hobby). Refunds are self-serve and region-tiered: EU, UK, and Turkey users get a 14-day window; elsewhere monthly plans have 24 hours and annual plans 72 hours. Past that window you must contact support, and any time you have already used is not refunded. Your projects remain on your local machine throughout.

Practical advice: cancel before the renewal date to stop the next charge, and if you are inside your regional refund window, request it at the moment you cancel rather than assuming it is automatic. Because your work is stored locally, there is nothing to export and no risk of losing code — you can resubscribe anytime without re-importing anything.