Free Tool
Bugbot Usage-Based Billing Calculator
Cursor's new Bugbot pricing bills per review — and high-effort reviews cost more. Enter your team size and PR cadence to see what your monthly Bugbot bill looks like next to Optibot's flat $29/user/month.
YOUR TEAM
Engineers
How many engineers do you have on your team?
PRs / engineer / week
On avg, how many PRs does each engineer push per week?
PRICING
Bugbot — per review
Cursor's default-effort review price · high-effort costs more
Optibot — per user / month
Flat rate · unlimited reviews
OPTIBOT
$290
per month · $29 per user
CURSOR BUGBOT
$384
per month · usage-based · default-effort est.
YOU SAVE
$1,128
per year · $94 / month
80
PRS/WK
320
PRS/MO
1.3×
CHEAPER
Heads up: $1.20 is Cursor's estimate for a default-effort review. High-effort reviews cost more — and Cursor hasn't published a cap. Your real bill swings with PR complexity.
How we calculate: Team size × PRs per engineer per week × 4 working weeks × cost per Bugbot review. The average engineer pushes 8 PRs per week. Bugbot defaults to $1.20 per review (Cursor's default-effort estimate); high-effort reviews cost more. Optibot is $29 per user per month — flat rate, no per-PR fees, ever.
How much does Bugbot cost per review?
Under Cursor's new usage-based billing, Bugbot charges roughly $1.20 per default-effort review. That sounds modest until you stack it up: a team of 10 engineers each opening 8 PRs a week generates 320 reviews a month — about $384/month at the default rate before any high-effort PRs hit.
The catch is the word "default." High-effort reviews cost more, and Cursor hasn't published a cap. Large diffs, multi-file refactors, and PRs that require deeper analysis push your per-review cost upward — which means your bill swings the most during the weeks when you're shipping the most.
How does Optibot compare?
Optibot is $29 per user per month, flat — unlimited reviews, no per-PR metering, no high-effort surcharge. For a 10-person team that's $290/month whether you ship 10 PRs or 1,000. Finance can forecast it. Engineers can lean into reviews without worrying about the meter.
Beyond price, Optibot runs structured multi-pass reviews with persistent codebase context — catching 2× more breaking changes than a single-pass reviewer and understanding business logic across files. You're not just paying less; you're getting deeper coverage on every PR.
How do I keep code review spend predictable?
- Switch to a flat-rate reviewer. Optibot's $29/user/month plan removes per-PR metering — your bill stays the same in a quiet week or a release sprint.
- Avoid stacked metered tools. Pairing Bugbot's usage-based bill with separately metered Claude or OpenAI review calls compounds the variance you can't forecast.
- Match review depth to PR risk. Optibot lets you configure which paths trigger a full multi-pass review vs. a lightweight pass, so you get deep coverage where it matters without overspending on trivial PRs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Cursor Bugbot cost per code review?
Cursor estimates $1.20 per default-effort Bugbot review under its new usage-based billing model. High-effort reviews — large diffs, multi-file refactors, or PRs that require deeper analysis — cost more, and Cursor has not published a hard cap. For a team of 10 engineers each opening 8 PRs per week, that comes out to ~$384/month at the default rate, and meaningfully more once high-effort reviews are mixed in.
How does Optibot pricing compare to Cursor Bugbot?
Optibot charges a flat $29 per user per month with unlimited reviews. Bugbot charges per review under usage-based billing — roughly $1.20 for a default-effort pass and more for high-effort reviews. For a 10-person team, Optibot costs $290/month no matter the PR volume; Bugbot starts at ~$384/month at default rates and scales up as PRs and review complexity grow.
What is the break-even point between Optibot and Bugbot?
At Cursor's default-effort price of $1.20 per review, Optibot becomes cheaper once each engineer averages more than ~6 PRs per month (~1.5 per week). Once high-effort reviews enter the mix, the break-even drops further — most actively shipping teams cross it within their first week.
Can high-effort Bugbot reviews cost more than $1.20?
Yes. $1.20 is Cursor's published estimate for a default-effort review. High-effort reviews — large PRs, complex diffs, or PRs that require deeper multi-pass analysis — are billed at higher rates, and Cursor has not stated a cap. This makes monthly Bugbot spend hard to predict, especially during big refactors or release weeks.
Why is usage-based billing risky for engineering teams?
Usage-based pricing means your code review bill scales with whichever quarter has the most shipping activity. Big release pushes, audits, security cleanups, and refactor sprints all generate more — and often higher-effort — reviews, exactly when you can least afford a surprise invoice. Flat-rate plans like Optibot's $29/user/month let finance forecast spend cleanly regardless of PR volume.
How is monthly Bugbot cost calculated?
Monthly Bugbot cost = engineers × PRs per engineer per week × 4 weeks × cost per review. The calculator above defaults to $1.20 per review (Cursor's default-effort estimate) but lets you adjust the per-review price between $1.00 and $2.00+ to model what your team actually sees. Multiply your blended per-review cost by your monthly PR volume to forecast your bill.