The Night Cursor's Trial Account Pool Crashed From Coding God to Instantly KO'd
With Cursor in Hand, I’m a Coding God
These past few months, especially after Claude 4.5 launched, paired with Cursor’s Agent capabilities and various MCPs (tools that let Cursor and LLMs create work plans via natural language and call code-level APIs), I’ve experienced the flow state of being a coding god. Whether it’s toB or toC projects—new builds or old refactors—not exactly dominating the coding world, but it was definitely smooth sailing.
Of course, I also earned the glorious title of “LLM Cleanup Engineer” (since AI-generated code always needs fixing).
My Experience with Claude Code and Other Tools
I’ve tried Claude Code and Qwen Code. Qwen Code isn’t worth mentioning—basically on par with Trae.
Recently, Trae’s international version rolled out Solo mode: it forces Max to enable but doesn’t let you pick large models. Also, Claude 4.5 was taken down, so Max probably uses Codex or similar now. The actual experience? Slow, laggy, and work efficiency/quality are just so-so.
For Claude Code, two usage ways:
- Buy API credits via middlemen for Claude 4.5—consumes super fast: ~0.2-0.4 RMB per conversation, burning 10-50 RMB in a morning.
- Connect domestic LLMs like GLM 4.6, Minimax M2, or Doubao Seed Code. They solve basic issues, but for complex tasks (calling MCPs/Agents, long contexts), let’s say it’s underwhelming—“I recommend it to others, but I won’t use it myself”.
Cursor’s Agent + MCP + Claude 4.5 Combo
These three solve ~90% of daily dev problems:
- Cursor 2.0’s efficiency/quality improved drastically.
- MCP management is easy: configure/debug via natural language.
Simpler MCP explanation:
Alibaba Cloud’s Cloud Effect has 150+ APIs (Git, pipelines, deployment). Without MCP, Cursor would fumble through each API, lose context, etc. With a Cloud Effect MCP (and permissions), Cursor uses natural language to auto-do Git checks, fix configs, analyze build logs, confirm deployment status—no need to know API details.
This is the ultimate natural language vibe coding.
My Alibaba Cloud MCP setup:
CDN+OSS (front-end/static resources) → FC (back-end Docker/function deployments) → RDS DMS (CRUD operations) → Cloud Effect (Git/pipelines/deployment). Add Log Service/Cloud Monitor MCPs if possible.
Result: Entire dev process—coding → testing → pushing → building → deploying → ops → access → logs—all done via natural language in Cursor.
It’s not that other platforms are bad, but Cursor + Agent + MCP’s efficiency/quality/speed are unbeatable. You’ll get it once you try (Claude 4.0/4.5 is a must).
Cursor’s Official Subscription vs Trial Account Pool
Two common usage ways:
Official Subscription
- Pro account: 20 USD/month (uses Claude4.5, top code model). But its token quota (40-60 USD worth) runs out in 3-5 days (median for heavy users).
- Cost: ~3-4 Pro accounts/month → 80 USD; or higher tiers (60/200 USD). Normal use: 50-100 USD/month (400-800 RMB). Vibe coding (only Tab): 1000+ RMB/month.
Trial Account Pool
Cursor offers Pro Trial accounts (~10 USD token quota), spawning a “trial account pool” industry:
Buy Pro trial accounts from online marketplaces like Xianyu for 1.5-3 RMB each. Use ~2 accounts/day → 3-5 RMB/day →80-120 RMB/month. This is how we became “coding gods” on a budget.
Without Cursor: Instantly KO’d
These past days, I couldn’t use Cursor+Claude4.5—Auto (Claude4.0) was okay, but the free-riding ended when the trial pool crashed.
I tried Claude Code, Alibaba’s Lingma IDE, Qwen Code, Trae (domestic/international), Tencent’s CodeBuddy… Skipped Windsurf/CodexCode—wasting days choosing tools is a pain in the neck.
Key need: Stable, efficient platform to solve problems—not fight tools. After a week of struggle, I went back to Cursor (partial pool recovery). If the pool dies for good, I’ll have to switch to official subscriptions—a big hit to my wallet.
Final Thoughts
Sincerely hope domestic IDEs and LLMs step up—so we don’t rely on foreign tools and their expensive/unstable trial pools.