Cursor not working in Russia? Get the same models in open-source agents, no VPN
Since September 4, 2026, Cursor has stopped working for users in Russia. Connect Claude, GPT, Gemini and DeepSeek to Cline, Roo Code, Kilo Code, Continue or Claude Code through RuAPI: no VPN, no foreign-issued card and no subscription — pay in USDT for the tokens you use.
$ curl https://www.ruapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
}'Only BASE_URL and KEY — zero business code changes.
Why switch now
Cursor has cut off users in Russia.
Since September 4, 2026, Cursor's agent and suggestions have stopped responding for users in Russia, with no official announcement (according to RBC and The Moscow Times). Waiting for access to come back is a gamble.
The same models, in open-source agents and Claude Code.
Cline, Roo Code and Kilo Code in VS Code, Continue in VS Code and JetBrains, and Claude Code and OpenCode in the terminal work with Claude, GPT and DeepSeek directly over an API: they understand your project, edit code across files and run commands. Comparison and guides: docs.ruapi.ai/en/integrations/cursor-alternatives
No VPN, no foreign-issued card, no subscription.
RuAPI is reachable directly from Russia; you top up in USDT and pay only for the tokens you use. Prompt caching works for Claude, so the context an agent re-sends at every step costs at least 10× less.
Switch in 10 minutes
Step 1 — Account and balance
sign up at www.ruapi.ai
top up in USDT, from 5 USDT
Step 2 — An agent instead of Cursor
VS Code + Cline, Roo Code or Kilo Code
or Claude Code / OpenCode in the terminal
Step 3 — Your RuAPI key in the agent
Claude in Cline and Roo Code: Anthropic provider, https://www.ruapi.ai
settings for other agents: see the guides on docs.ruapi.ai
RuAPI + a coding agent vs Cursor: what changes
| RuAPI + Cline / Roo Code / Claude Code | Cursor from Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Works from Russia | Yes, no VPN | No, since September 4, 2026 |
| Payment | USDT; foreign-issued cards accepted too | Subscription, foreign-issued card only |
| How you pay | Only for the tokens you use | Monthly subscription with limits |
| Models | Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, GLM, Qwen, Kimi | Whatever Cursor offers |
| Where it runs | VS Code, JetBrains, terminal | The Cursor editor only |
Information about Cursor is based on reports by RBC and The Moscow Times, September 2026.