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Cursor AI users report unexpectedly high API token consumption

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

Users of the Cursor AI coding assistant are reporting unexpectedly high API usage, with one user experiencing a jump from 35% to 75% after a single prompt that reportedly consumed 5 million tokens. This occurred even with a small, simple repository. Another user noted that Cursor's API usage for the same model (Sonnet 4.6) was significantly higher than in VS Code, with just a few prompts reaching 20% of their limit. AI

IMPACT Potential for increased operational costs and user frustration with AI coding tools.

RANK_REASON User reports of unexpected product behavior and high costs.

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Cursor AI users report unexpectedly high API token consumption

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Sorry-Theme-3583 ·

    Excessive API usage jump (35% to 75% in one prompt)

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1tt554x/excessive_api_usage_jump_35_to_75_in_one_prompt/"> <img alt="Excessive API usage jump (35% to 75% in one prompt)" src="https://preview.redd.it/7ufnoqa70j4h1.png?width=140&amp;height=66&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=…

  2. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/landers52 ·

    My API usage goes down too fast. I am doing something wrong?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>For reference, I have both vs code and cursor. On vs code, if I select Sonnet 4.6 the &quot;usage&quot; API bar barely moves, about %1. On cursor, for the same model it moves around %7 or %9. An all I did was ask the agent to create a plan for a …

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