Cursor AI criticized for high cost and poor performance

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-21 01:45

A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit expressed dissatisfaction with the cost and performance of the Cursor AI assistant. They reported that a $2 limit was quickly reached after only one message, and the AI failed to solve their problem, contrasting this with DeepSeek which reportedly lasts much longer for a similar price. AI

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Cursor AI criticized for high cost and poor performance

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r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Few_Stage_3636 · 2026-06-21 01:45

The plan ended, so I set a limit of $2 to see how many messages it would last; it only lasted one and didn't even solve the problem.

<div class="md"><p>Compared to DeepSeek, two dollars lasts almost the whole day lol. This joke is going to be expensive.</p> </div>   submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Few_Stage_3636"> /u/Few_Stage_3636 </a> <br /> <span><a h…

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The plan ended, so I set a limit of $2 to see how many messages it would last; it only lasted one and didn't even solve the problem.

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