Verified Students Get One Year of Cursor Pro for Free
Cursor has announced on May 6, 2025 that verified students can now receive one year of free access to Cursor Pro. This initiative demonstrates Cursor's commitment to supporting the next generation of programmers and software engineers.
Pro Tools Now Available to All Students
Cursor, an AI code editor used by professional developers, offers numerous productivity-enhancing features. The Pro version, normally priced at $20 per month, includes 500 fast premium requests per month, smart indexing, and advanced debugging tools.
To access this offer, students must visit the Cursor's dedicated student page at Cursor for Students and complete the student verification process. After verification, the free one-year Cursor Pro access will be activated in account settings.
Complete Cursor Pricing Plans
Cursor offers three distinct plans to meet different development needs:
1. Hobby Plan (Free)
- Pro two-week trial
- 2000 completions
- 50 slow premium requests
- Basic coding assistance
2. Pro Plan ($20/month or $192/year with 20% savings)
- Unlimited completions
- 500 fast premium requests per month
- Unlimited slow premium requests
- Smart code indexing
- Advanced debugging tools
- Priority customer support
3. Business Plan ($40/user/month)
- All Pro features
- Enforce privacy mode organization-wide
- Centralized team billing
- Admin dashboard with usage statistics
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- Enterprise-grade security
The student offer provides full Pro plan features for one year at no cost, representing a $240 value for individual students.
Benefits for Student Developers
For students learning programming, using professional-grade tools can accelerate the learning process. Cursor's AI assistant helps with:
- Code writing efficiency
- Understanding complex code structures
- Faster debugging
- Learning best practices through suggestions
- Mastering new programming languages and frameworks
- Creating experimental coding sandboxes
- Resolving errors with AI-suggested solutions
This initiative allows students to gain early experience with development tools that will become standard in future workplaces.
Fast vs. Slow Premium Requests Explained
The Pro plan includes two types of requests:
- Fast premium requests: 500 per month, given priority by Cursor's backend
- Unlimited slow premium requests: May be queued during high-load periods
These requests connect to premium models like GPT-4o and Claude 3.5/3.7 Sonnet, providing superior code assistance compared to basic models.
Long-term Access
The free student access remains valid for one year, after which it will automatically renew at the regular price. This provides sufficient time for students to incorporate the tool into their learning and project development processes. Students can cancel anytime, but will retain access through the end of the current billing period.
Student Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for the free Cursor Pro offer, students must:
- Be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting, accredited educational institution
- Have a valid student email address
- Complete Cursor's verification process
- Set up Cursor Pro in account settings after verification
Infrastructure for Your Programming Projects
As students utilize these AI programming tools, reliable infrastructure becomes increasingly important. Processing complex code and running resource-intensive applications require robust and stable hosting.
LightNode VPS services provide this foundation. Our virtual private servers offer an ideal base for student developers using advanced tools like Cursor Pro. With high-performance configurations and sufficient bandwidth, LightNode ensures your development environment remains efficient and stable.
Visit LightNode.com to learn more about VPS solutions that can help your programming projects reach new heights with powerful infrastructure alongside your new Cursor Pro access.