Quick answer
Cursor analytics split into product telemetry, which reports feature and error events, and team analytics, which reports per-member usage for administrators. Neither is a local token log. If you want usage numbers without telemetry, read the local session data with a tracker instead.
Three layers
| Layer | What it records | Who sees it |
|---|---|---|
| Telemetry | Feature and error events | Cursor |
| Account usage | Included and on-demand usage | You |
| Team analytics | Per-member usage and spend | Admins |
| Local tracker | Session-derived usage | You only |
Control the settings
- Open Cursor settings and find the privacy or telemetry section.
- Decide whether error reporting and usage analytics are acceptable.
- Note that disabling telemetry does not change your usage accounting.
- For a team, check the organization policy, which overrides personal settings.
Local analytics
A local tracker reads the session already on your machine. UsageAtlas does that, keeps 7, 30, or 90-day history, and never needs prompt content. That makes the privacy question separable from the cost question.
For the per-person view, see Cursor usage per developer.
Three analytics layers, three owners
| Layer | Shows | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|
| Product telemetry | Feature and error events | Cursor |
| Account usage | Included and on-demand usage | You |
| Team analytics | Per-member usage | Admins |
| Local tracker | Session and plan history | You only |
Turning off telemetry changes what Cursor learns about your editor, not what it charges you. Usage accounting is separate and keeps running, which is why the allowance does not slow down after the setting changes.
The per developer guide covers the team layer.
Questions, answered
Does Cursor send my code as telemetry?
Telemetry covers events and diagnostics, not your repository. Code does travel to the model provider to produce completions, which is a separate question.
Can I disable Cursor analytics?
Cursor exposes telemetry controls in settings. Organization policy may override them on a business account.
Does disabling telemetry reduce usage?
No. Usage accounting is independent of telemetry, so the allowance falls at the same rate.
