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Cursor IDE user finds M3 model competitive with Opus for daily dev tasks

A user shared their experience using the Cursor IDE with the M3 model for a week of real-world development tasks, including bug fixing and refactoring. They found the setup to be simple and were impressed by the model's ability to handle agentic loops and multi-file edits, attributing this to its large context window. While the M3 model performed well for most tasks at a fraction of the cost of top-tier models, the user noted that the Opus tier still offered a slight edge in complex architectural planning. AI

IMPACT Suggests that lower-cost AI models are rapidly approaching parity with premium models for common development tasks.

RANK_REASON User experience report on an IDE integrating an AI model.

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/United-Reading8705 ·

    spent a week with cursor pointed at a different backend and the results surprised me

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>i swap backend models in cursor more than i probably should, mostly to see if the cheaper stuff has caught up yet. usually it hasnt. but i had a free week between sprints so i pointed my setup at m3 and just lived in it for real work. no toy repo…