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Industry & Businessaka routed-model pricingaka model-rate pricing

Per-model pricing

Per-model pricing meters a request at the rate of the model that actually served it, instead of one flat price for a routing mode or product name.

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In a router such as Cursor Auto, the user picks Auto (or another routing mode) while the backend chooses Claude, Grok, Composer, or another model per request. Flat-rate Auto billing charged the same regardless of that choice. Per-model pricing charges or draws included usage as if the user had selected the routed model. Cursor's August 24, 2026 change moves Auto onto this scheme and states that for most requests the draw is higher than the old flat Auto rate. Subscription users usually feel it as faster pool burn, not a new Auto sticker price.

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Token-Based PricingAI API PricingTokens as CurrencyAgent RoutingMachine Payments ProtocolProprietary Model