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Cursor AI users report significant performance decline and increased usage

Users of the AI-powered code editor Cursor are reporting a significant decline in the performance and reliability of its AI features. Subscribers to the 'Ultra' tier have noted that the AI is consuming usage limits much faster than before, while providing worse results. Specific issues include the AI misunderstanding instructions, making unprompted changes to code, and even causing data loss, leading users to feel the AI's intelligence has regressed. AI

IMPACT Potential decrease in user trust and adoption of AI-powered coding assistants due to perceived performance degradation.

RANK_REASON User reports of a decline in AI feature performance for a specific software tool.

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Cursor AI users report significant performance decline and increased usage

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User reports of a decline in AI feature performance for a specific software tool.
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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/GreenConsistent ·

    Thats has happened to cursor

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve had an Ultra account for close to a year now. I usually max out my usage very close to the end of the month, while getting most of my work done using Auto.</p> <p>This month though, I’m only around halfway through and I’ve already maxed it o…