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Cursor adds Claude Opus 5, matching Fable 5 on benchmark at lower price

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Cursor has announced the integration of Claude Opus 5 into its AI IDE, positioning it as a competitive alternative to Fable 5. Claude Opus 5 reportedly matches Fable 5's performance on the CursorBench benchmark, achieving a score of 66.7 compared to Fable 5's 66.5 at default effort. Additionally, Claude Opus 5 offers Zero Data Retention capabilities, a feature not available with Fable, and is priced at half the cost. AI

IMPACT Enhances developer tool capabilities with a new, cost-effective AI model option.

RANK_REASON Product integration of an existing AI model into a developer tool.

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Cursor adds Claude Opus 5, matching Fable 5 on benchmark at lower price

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. X — Cursor (AI IDE) TIER_1 English(EN) · cursor_ai ·

    See how all of the models compare here: https://t.co/61FZktIGzz

    See how all of the models compare here: https://t.co/61FZktIGzz

  2. X — Cursor (AI IDE) TIER_1 English(EN) · cursor_ai ·

    Claude Opus 5 is now available in Cursor!

    Claude Opus 5 is now available in Cursor! It matches Fable 5 on CursorBench (66.7 vs 66.5 at default effort) at half the price. Unlike Fable, it's also compatible with Zero Data Retention.

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