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Cursor Start AI tool consumes 10% of monthly allowance on single security audit

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A user reported that Cursor Start, an AI-powered coding assistant, consumed 10% of their monthly allowance on a single repository audit and remediation attempt. The user found that despite the tool indicating fixes were implemented, several security issues remained unresolved upon independent review. This experience highlights concerns about the cost-effectiveness and reliability of Cursor Start for comprehensive security tasks, suggesting that significant manual oversight may still be necessary. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the cost-effectiveness and reliability of AI coding assistants for complex security tasks.

RANK_REASON User report on the performance and cost of an AI coding assistant tool.

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Cursor Start AI tool consumes 10% of monthly allowance on single security audit

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/tejasvinu ·

    Cursor Start used 10% of my monthly allowance on one repository audit and remediation attempt

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I tested Cursor Start on an existing Next.js project using Cursor Grok 4.5 Medium.</p> <p>The task consisted of two stages:</p> <ol> <li>Audit the repository for security issues.</li> <li>Implement and verify fixes for the reported findings.</li>…

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