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Cursor AI coding assistant users report significant slowdowns and quality degradation

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Users of the AI coding assistant Cursor are reporting significant slowdowns and a decrease in model quality. Multiple users have noted that prompts are taking considerably longer to complete, with some tasks that previously took seconds now requiring minutes. This performance degradation appears to have coincided with the introduction of Grok 4.6 models, leading users to question the new model's efficiency compared to its predecessors. AI

IMPACT Potential decrease in developer productivity and user satisfaction with AI coding assistants.

RANK_REASON User reports of performance degradation in a specific AI-powered tool.

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Cursor AI coding assistant users report significant slowdowns and quality degradation

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/wreox9 ·

    Cursor models are slowed down

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Am I the only one who noticed that Cursor models got way slower, even worse in quality after the Grok 4.6 introduction?</p> <p>I used Grok 4.6 xhigh fast to test it out. I gave it a simple UI task and it took 20 minutes. Grok 4.5 high fast would …

  2. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SerContextTheWise ·

    Is it just me or is Cursor WAY slower today than normal?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Experienced across two devices/projects. Every single prompt takes way longer than usual to complete, mainly using Cursor Grok 4.6 (not fast-mode). Reading reviews is taking ~4 minutes, relatively simple changes taking around 10, bigger ones ~30 …

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