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Cursor IDE performance issues appear resolved after week-long lag

Users of the Cursor IDE are reporting that performance issues, which had been prevalent for over a week, appear to have been resolved. The perceived slowness has returned to normal speeds as of yesterday afternoon, with users noting faster response times when using various AI models including Auto, Grok 4.6 high, and Grok 4.6 xhigh. AI

IMPACT Restored performance in the Cursor IDE may improve developer productivity and user experience.

RANK_REASON User report on performance improvements for an existing software tool.

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Cursor IDE performance issues appear resolved after week-long lag

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Agreeable-Weekend-23 ·

    Performance seems to be back to normal now.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I see a lot of posts about lagging performance and slow runs but anyone notice that performance on Auto, Grok 4.6 high, Grok 4.6 xhigh is back to speedy again? It was brutal there for a week+ but it seem like its fast again as of yesterday aftern…