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The usage frequency of AI programming tool users follows a heavy-tailed distribution (Pareto distribution); uniform pricing causes light users to cross-subsidize heavy users, and usage-based billing aims to break this cross-subsidization.
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8/7/2026
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Cursor Auto模式计费变动：查询开始消耗按需额度
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