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Claude 3 Opus consumes 80M tokens in minutes, surprising Cursor user

A user on the Cursor IDE subreddit reported an unexpectedly high token consumption with Claude 3 Opus. The user intended to optimize code before downgrading their Pro+ plan, but Claude 3 Opus reportedly used over 80 million tokens across just a few prompts, consuming nearly their entire new billing cycle within 30 minutes. The user expressed appreciation for the Cursor tool despite the surprising usage. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential for high token usage with advanced models, impacting user costs and planning.

RANK_REASON User report of unexpected high token consumption for a specific model within a product.

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Claude 3 Opus consumes 80M tokens in minutes, surprising Cursor user

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/MissionText6340 ·

    80M tokens used in 45 mins

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