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Grok 4.6 performance reportedly degraded by users

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Users on the r/cursor subreddit are reporting that Grok 4.6 has experienced a significant degradation in performance. Multiple users have noted that the model now struggles to follow instructions, repeatedly provides the same source information, and engages in unnecessary searches, consuming a large portion of their subscription limits for minimal output. This decline in functionality has been observed across multiple subscriptions over the past two days. AI

IMPACT Potential user dissatisfaction and churn if performance issues persist.

RANK_REASON User reports of model degradation, not an official release or benchmark.

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Grok 4.6 performance reportedly degraded by users

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

    Grok 4.6 has been lobotomized.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Everyone said the same but it was still working fine for me until yesterday.</p> <p>Now it can barely follow instructions correctly, writes the source of truth multiple times, wastes a shit ton of tokens doing unnecesary searchs it didn't do befo…

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