Metadata
- Author: Darko
- Full Title:: Why Cursor’s Flat-Fee Pricing Could Lead to Its Downfall
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://blog.kilocode.ai/p/why-cursors-flat-fee-pricing-will?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
- Read date:: 2025-09-19
Highlights
Instead, what they do is charge “per-usage”; any costs they incur go directly to the AI model API of your choice. Cline/OpenRouter’s monetization model is simple: Add a 5% markup on top of anything you pay your API provider. (View Highlight)