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Cursor Team Members, Roles & Seat Types (Admin Guide)
Cursor Teams separate roles (who can administer) from seat types (how much usage is included). Members and Admins need a paid Standard ($40/mo) or Premium ($120/mo, 5× usage) seat; Unpaid Admins manage billing and security without consuming a license. Add people by email invite, share link, SSO or domain matching; removing a member deletes their Memories and Cloud Agent data permanently.
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What roles exist on a Cursor team?
- Role
- Member
- Product access
- Full Pro features
- Admin capabilities
- Invite members; set personal usage limits
- Role
- Admin
- Product access
- Full Pro features
- Admin capabilities
- Billing, SSOSingle Sign-On. One company login (usually via SAML or OIDC) instead of a separate password per tool., analytics, member management
- Role
- Unpaid Admin
- Product access
- None (no paid seat)
- Admin capabilities
- Same admin controls as Admin without a license
| Role | Product access | Admin capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Full Pro features | Invite members; set personal usage limits |
| Admin | Full Pro features | Billing, SSOSingle Sign-On. One company login (usually via SAML or OIDC) instead of a separate password per tool., analytics, member management |
| Unpaid Admin | None (no paid seat) | Same admin controls as Admin without a license |
Every team needs at least one Admin and one paid member.
Unpaid Admin is the pattern for IT, security or finance staff who configure SSOSingle Sign-On. One company login (usually via SAML or OIDC) instead of a separate password per tool. and spend caps but do not write code in Cursor. They do not count toward billable seats.
What is the difference between Standard and Premium seats?
- Standard
- $40/user/mo with the default Teams usage allowance.
- Premium
- $120/user/mo with 5× the included usage of Standard.
- Unpaid Admin
- Free admin-only seat; no product access or included usage.
Seat type is independent of role: a Member or Admin can hold either Standard or Premium. Admins upgrade or downgrade seat type from the member context menu. Upgrades apply immediately with pro-rated billing; downgrades take effect at the next renewal while the user keeps Premium through the current cycle.
How do we add and remove team members?
- 1Email invite: click Invite Members and enter addresses; users receive email links.
- 2Invite link: copy a shareable link from the same dialog (revoke regularly or prefer SSOSingle Sign-On. One company login (usually via SAML or OIDC) instead of a separate password per tool.).
- 3SSOSingle Sign-On. One company login (usually via SAML or OIDC) instead of a separate password per tool.: users auto-join when they sign in with a configured SAMLAn enterprise standard that powers single sign-on. identity provider.
- 4Domain matching: with a verified domain, teammates can join from the dashboard without a direct invite.
Admins remove members from the context menu. If the member consumed any credits, their seat stays occupied until the billing period ends; billing adjusts with pro-rated credit on the next invoice. Removed users lose Memories and Cloud Agent data permanently.
When should we use domain matching vs SCIM?
Domain matching and invite-domain restrictions are for Teams that manage membership inside Cursor. Domain matching lets anyone with a verified company email self-join; restrict invites to verified domains blocks invitations outside your domains. If you use SCIMSystem for Cross-domain Identity Management. A standard for automatically creating and removing user accounts when people join or leave. on Enterprise, membership flows from your identity provider instead and these manual domain controls are superseded.
Frequently asked questions
Can an Admin use Cursor without paying for themselves?
Only if they switch to Unpaid Admin, which removes product access. The team still needs at least one paid member besides unpaid admins.
What happens to a developer's data when we offboard them?
Cursor permanently deletes their Memories and Cloud Agent data when they are removed from the team. Plan offboarding accordingly.
How do we give power users more included usage?
Upgrade their seat from Standard to Premium in the member menu. Premium includes 5× the Standard usage pools.
Sources & last verified
Cursor ships frequently. Facts verified against primary sources on June 24, 2026.