Cursor users decry rising costs and declining AI model quality

By PulseAugur Editorial · [9 sources] · 2026-10-13 07:15

Users of the AI coding assistant Cursor are expressing significant dissatisfaction with recent changes to its pricing and model performance. Many report that the quality of the Grok models has degraded, leading to increased costs and reduced productivity. This has prompted users to consider alternatives, with some noting that competitors now offer better value and accuracy. AI

IMPACT Users are questioning the value proposition of AI coding assistants due to rising costs and declining performance, potentially leading to a shift towards competitors.

RANK_REASON User discussions and complaints about a product's pricing and quality.

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Cursor users decry rising costs and declining AI model quality

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r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/MarcN-Apps · 2026-10-17 12:28

Cursor Updates

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x891kf/cursor_updates/"> <img alt="Cursor Updates" src="https://preview.redd.it/os2c48rzt0wh1.png?width=140&height=66&auto=webp&s=45664e4bdd99a8fcfb788863382672bc7a3f81b2" title="Cursor Updates" /> </…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/aswinchacko · 2026-10-17 08:56

Cursor AI 100$ is cool? or its waste?

<div class="md"><p>i had a 200$ sub, now its all gone. Should i buy cursor for <a href="http://100$.Is">100$.Is</a> there any problems with the new plans ..... like models</p> </div>   submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/aswinc…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/do-sieg · 2026-10-16 11:27

Final thoughts on Cursor

<div class="md"><p>After a long time using Cursor, I decided to cancel my plan entirely. Here's the feedback I sent.</p> <p>"Service was good when I had access to other models, and Grok 4.5 was excellent. Since Grok 4.6 and even more with 4.7, models are broke…
r/cursor TIER_2 Español(ES) · /u/victorpresticorp · 2026-10-15 08:04

Why so many complaints about cursors and costs?

<div class="md"><p>Pero es mucho mas caro claude code no?, yo tengo 2 cuentas de cursor y soy programador intensivo, estoy creaando actualmente una plataforma tipo comunidad y tengo varias mas en presticorp.com pero veo mucha queja y lo que veo en cursor es que gro…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ReadyPlayerTrio · 2026-10-15 06:20

Is it time to find another option instead of keeping Cursor?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x6e6yq/is_it_time_to_find_another_option_instead_of/"> <img alt="Is it time to find another option instead of keeping Cursor?" src="https://preview.redd.it/fskq53vunkvh1.png?width=140&height=71&auto=webp&…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Extension-Jaguar · 2026-10-13 20:35

Whats alternative to Cursor now ?

<div class="md"><p>Since they restrict to Grok models, and I assume it's worse than Opus etc. I guess we need to look for other AI editors right ? Whats ur preference ?</p> </div>   submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Extension…
r/cursor TIER_2 Português(PT) · /u/JustDevelopment1534 · 2026-10-13 15:40

Cursor degradation

<div class="md"><p>Since the past 4 weeks, cursor/grok have degraded beyond my imagination, a goat might have danced if I had shelled the same $ on it rather grok equivalent.</p> <p>Cancelled my sub, but not using the leftover 140$ - I have trust issues and evidenc…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Existing-Parsley-309 · 2026-10-13 13:25

Cursor is unusable anymore

<div class="md"><p>I've been using Cursor Pro for over 2 years and it has been a huge help with my projects and side hustles but lately the performance and usage costs have become increasingly frustrating.</p> <p>I'm on the $60 plan and just 10–12 prompts using a m…
r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Possible_Check_643 · 2026-10-13 07:15

Cursor is becoming costly and lesser quality everyday

<div class="md"><p>I have been using cursor for 1.5 + years. Cursor was so good at starting, costed less, more quality and now? usage is consumed faster. low quality code and I am not happy with it. This ai has made me dependent on it. otherwise I would have cancel…

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