# Cursor Composer 2.5 with improved intelligence and sustained task handling

> Cursor released Composer 2.5, a substantial upgrade over Composer 2 with better performance on long-running tasks, improved instruction following, and more reliable collaboration. Fast tier pricing is $3/M input and $15/M output tokens; standard is $0.50/M and $2.50/M. Double usage included for the first week.

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|---|---|
| **Tool** | Cursor |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2026-05-18 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, model-support, capability, pricing |

## What changed


- Improved intelligence and behavior over Composer 2
- Better at sustained work on long-running tasks
- More reliable complex instruction following
- Standard pricing: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens
- Fast pricing (default): $3.00/M input, $15.00/M output tokens
- Double usage for the first week


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://cursor.com/changelog/composer-2-5) — retrieved 2026-08-11


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