Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to build software with AI.
Cursor generally receives favorable reviews, with many users appreciating its strengths in streamlining coding tasks and improving workflow efficiencies. Despite high satisfaction ratings, some users express concerns about pricing transparency and tracking costs effectively across sessions. Sentiment around pricing leans towards being manageable, though there are occasional frustrations related to unexpected expenses. Overall, Cursor maintains a solid reputation in the AI tooling community for its capabilities, but users do desire better cost visibility and efficiency.
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Cursor generally receives favorable reviews, with many users appreciating its strengths in streamlining coding tasks and improving workflow efficiencies. Despite high satisfaction ratings, some users express concerns about pricing transparency and tracking costs effectively across sessions. Sentiment around pricing leans towards being manageable, though there are occasional frustrations related to unexpected expenses. Overall, Cursor maintains a solid reputation in the AI tooling community for its capabilities, but users do desire better cost visibility and efficiency.
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information technology & services
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300
Funding Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$3.2B
OpenAI’s Game-Changing o1 Description: Big news in the AI world! OpenAI is shaking things up with the launch of ChatGPT Pro, priced at $200/month, and it’s not just a premium subscription—it’s a glim
OpenAI’s Game-Changing o1 Description: Big news in the AI world! OpenAI is shaking things up with the launch of ChatGPT Pro, priced at $200/month, and it’s not just a premium subscription—it’s a glimpse into the future of AI. Let me break it down: First, the Pro plan offers unlimited access to cutting-edge models like o1, o1-mini, and GPT-4o. These aren’t your typical language models. The o1 series is built for reasoning tasks—think solving complex problems, debugging, or even planning multi-step workflows. What makes it special? It uses “chain of thought” reasoning, mimicking how humans think through difficult problems step by step. Imagine asking it to optimize your code, develop a business strategy, or ace a technical interview—it can handle it all with unmatched precision. Then there’s o1 Pro Mode, exclusive to Pro subscribers. This mode uses extra computational power to tackle the hardest questions, ensuring top-tier responses for tasks that demand deep thinking. It’s ideal for engineers, analysts, and anyone working on complex, high-stakes projects. And let’s not forget the advanced voice capabilities included in Pro. OpenAI is taking conversational AI to the next level with dynamic, natural-sounding voice interactions. Whether you’re building voice-driven applications or just want the best voice-to-AI experience, this feature is a game-changer. But why $200? OpenAI’s growth has been astronomical—300M WAUs, with 6% converting to Plus. That’s $4.3B ARR just from subscriptions. Still, their training costs are jaw-dropping, and the company has no choice but to stay on the cutting edge. From a game theory perspective, they’re all-in. They can’t stop building bigger, better models without falling behind competitors like Anthropic, Google, or Meta. Pro is their way of funding this relentless innovation while delivering premium value. The timing couldn’t be more exciting—OpenAI is teasing a 12 Days of Christmas event, hinting at more announcements and surprises. If this is just the start, imagine what’s coming next! Could we see new tools, expanded APIs, or even more powerful models? The possibilities are endless, and I’m here for it. If you’re a small business or developer, this $200 investment might sound steep, but think about what it could unlock: automating workflows, solving problems faster, and even exploring entirely new projects. The ROI could be massive, especially if you’re testing it for just a few months. So, what do you think? Is $200/month a step too far, or is this the future of AI worth investing in? And what do you think OpenAI has in store for the 12 Days of Christmas? Drop your thoughts in the comments! #product #productmanager #productmanagement #startup #business #openai #llm #ai #microsoft #google #gemini #anthropic #claude #llama #meta #nvidia #career #careeradvice #mentor #mentorship #mentortiktok #mentortok #careertok #job #jobadvice #future #2024 #story #news #dev #coding #code #engineering #engineer #coder #sales #cs #marketing #agent #work #workflow #smart #thinking #strategy #cool #real #jobtips #hack #hacks #tip #tips #tech #techtok #techtiktok #openaidevday #aiupdates #techtrends #voiceAI #developerlife #o1 #o1pro #chatgpt #2025 #christmas #holiday #12days #cursor #replit #pythagora #bolt
View originalPricing found: $20 / mo, $40 / user, $20 / mo, $40 / user
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What do you like best about Cursor?integration with multiple agent, claude max mode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?Nothing till today, UI CAN be better. But still an awesome product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?It’s well integrated and picks up my VSCode settings automatically. It works great and applies fixes without me having to try. I also like that it supports AI multiple models and multiple sub-agents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?I like everything. One small annoyance is teh constant pop up suggestions of plugins and installs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?Multi Agent support and option to run each agent with different model based on task. Also its UI is quiet similar to VS Code which makes addaptation quiet easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?Rate limit that comes with the pro subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?I really love Cursor for its powerful AI assisted coding, especially how it can understand my codebase and generate relevant code suggestions or edits instantly. In my daily work, it saves me a lot of time by helping me with debugging, writing the boilerplate code, and even explaining the complex logic step-by-step in a simple way. The UI feels clean and familiar (like the VS Code), which made it easy for me to get started without a steep learning curve while still boosting my productivity significantly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?I don't have any reason to dislike Cursor, but I sometimes find Cursor’s AI responses inconsistent, especially with more complex tasks, which means I still need to verify and refine the output sometimes. In my experience, performance can slow down when working on larger codebases, which affects the overall flow. I also feel the pricing could be more flexible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?Cursor is a very powerful AI-assisted code editor that significantly speeds up development. The AI integration feels natural and is deeply embedded into the workflow, making it easy to generate code, refactor functions, or understand unfamiliar parts of a codebase. It’s especially useful for navigating large projects, where you can quickly ask questions about the code and get relevant context-aware answers. The interface is clean and similar to Visual Studio Code, so onboarding is quick. Features like inline suggestions, chat-based assistance, and the ability to modify multiple files at once make it very efficient for day-to-day development. Overall, it helps reduce repetitive work and improves productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?While the AI features are very helpful, they are not always perfectly accurate and still require validation. For complex or critical logic, you need to carefully review the generated code. Performance can also vary depending on project size and usage. Additionally, relying heavily on AI suggestions may reduce deeper understanding if not used carefully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?It allows me to quickly fix and generate code and files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?Obscenely high cost for decent models, especially after it switched from the request-based billing to the token-based billing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?It is a new way of programming. It helps when I need it but does not come pushy with proposing changes. The UI is old school, but I like it this way. I've been suing Visual Studio before I found them pretty similar. I was able to download my old setup so I did not need to configure it all over again. Performance is great - I get responses really fast. I like the Composer 2 (AI model) feedback on multiple files (to be able to comprehend the full project). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?To be honest I did not find anything that I would not like. Composer 2 AI model is quite expensive but compared to Auto (which is usually Claude or OpenAI) it really shows the value. I did not need any help with the setup -as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?One of the most intelligent IDE platform which helps user to build their application without much huddle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?The token limitations are the only issues with this platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?The thing I liked about Cursor is it makes Coding simple. I can just type what I want in normal english and it helps me in writing the code. It also saves time by handling small and repetitive tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?Everything seems to be fine except at few times it is a bit inconsistent. Occasionally it slows or lags . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you like best about Cursor?Their AI tools are beyond imagination and perfection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.What do you dislike about Cursor?Frequently updates make me feeling always behind Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Open-source Website to Mobile coding-agent plugin/skills
I’ve been working on a plugin/skill set for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex called WebToMobile. The idea is simple: if you have a website or web app and want to turn it into a mobile app, the agent should not just start generating random React Native screens. Instead, it follows a migration workflow: Audits your website, GitHub repo, or local project Maps web routes/pages to mobile screens Separates reusable code from rewrite-required code Flags mobile-native gaps like auth, storage, cookies, OAuth redirects, uploads, push, etc. Creates a Markdown migration plan/checklist Waits for your approval Builds in Expo React Native Runs QA/review checks before claiming anything is done Important distinction: - If you give it only a live URL, it can help with UI/UX and visual structure. - If you give it the repo/local code, it can do a much deeper migration plan and implementation. It includes commands like: /web-to-mobile /mobile-resume /mobile-scan /mobile-review /mobile-audit /mobile-qa I built it because “make this website into an app” is usually too vague for AI agents. They need a defined path, not just a better prompt. Repo: https://github.com/suntay44/web-to-mobile-magic-plugin Would love feedback from people building with Expo, React Native, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. submitted by /u/suntay44 [link] [comments]
View originalClaude Code efficiency
Hey, everybody! I’m currently using Claude code to build my own app, I tell Claude AI what I want to do/implement into my app and he writes me a prompt which then I feed into Claude code. I’ve been doing this and have been writing my app in React Native, so far so good, I’ve implemented an API and use Supabase as a back-end. My current stack is Claude Code for, well, Coding and fixes within the code, Claude Ai to write and create the idea of the implementation, supabase for the back end and Cursor to locally host my app to see the version before deploying into my domain. What I want to ask is, am I using Claude code to its potential? I feel like I use him quite efficiently and savvy, but I still feel like I’m not using him to its proper potential or not getting a 100% out of all the uses it has. Does anyone have any tips, skills, agents or any advice along those lines that would help me improve my app building or general usage within Claude? submitted by /u/NickToons203 [link] [comments]
View original[Open Source] I built a full Git MCP server in Go that doesn't just wrap bash. It uses tree-sitter, handles real plumbing (write-tree), and runs 100% locally.
I was tired of watching LLM agents fail at basic Git operations. Standard integrations pass raw text, hang on pagers, or scream because they can't parse unstructured git diff outputs. git-courer is a full Model Context Protocol (MCP) server written in Go that treats Git properly. No bash spawning, no unstructured text to parse. Everything communicates via structured JSON. Here is an actual commit message it generated completely locally: fix: fix mcp server connection handling WHY The previous implementation lacked proper error handling for connection failures in the MCP server, leading to unhandled panics or silent failures when the local LLM backend was unreachable. WHAT * Added connection timeout logic to the local client calls. * Implemented retry mechanisms with exponential backoff for transient backend errors. The Architecture & Tool Pack Read Tools (status, diff, history, blame): Completely structured JSON and fully paginated. A single status call replaces over 5 standard Git commands for the agent. Write Tools (commit, merge, rebase, branch, stash, stage, sync...): Every single mutation auto-creates a backup before executing. If the LLM messes up, a RESTORE command brings you back exactly where you were. Safety Model: Destructive operations (hard resets, force pushes, branch deletions) require an explicit confirmed=true gate. The agent is forced to ask you first. dry_run=true is also available for peace of mind. The Semantic Annotator (Why it's different) Instead of just feeding raw code to the LLM, git-courer uses go-enry + go-tree-sitter to parse the AST and tag every hunk semantically before the LLM even sees it. It detects tags like NEW_FUNC, MOD_SIG, MOD_BODY, DELETED, and BREAKING_CHANGE. The commit type (feat, fix, refactor) is determined deterministically from these AST tags rather than guessed by the model. The Commit Pipeline Atomic Commits: One staged area = one commit. It actively prevents the agent from creating giant, messy multi-feature commits. In-Memory Previews: The PREVIEW tool uses write-tree to snapshot the staging area into a job_id. The working tree is never touched during the preview stage. APPLY then uses commit-tree + update-ref to seal the deal cleanly. Client & Backend Support 13 Clients Configured Automatically: Runs out of the box with git-courer mcp setup for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode, Cline, Roo Code, VS Code, Zed, Claude Desktop, Continue, and more. 100% Local-First: Works with any backend exposing an OpenAI-compatible /v1 API (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp). The project is fully open source. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the architecture, the plumbing pipeline, or any features you'd like to see added! Repo: github.com/Alejandro-M-P/git-courer submitted by /u/blakok14 [link] [comments]
View originalIntroducing Machinaos[Fully Opensource]: OS That converts LLM Tokens to Work.
claude On May 13 Anthropic Culled the Usage of "Claude -p" Command which instantly killed the heavily 25x subsidization usage of Claude . People were using Openclaw , Hermes Agent and others things through claude cli using the "-P" command , but now the usage will be charged as Claude SDK API credits from their Pro[100$] or MAX[200$] Budgets. Using claude through their SDK is ~25x more expensive and burns credits super Fast. Once i Tried to Generate a Simple PDF report from my emails and it burned ~10$ in the Calude SDK Credits. Also Claude Code usage is very generous and barely hits the Weekly Quotas. I once coded continuously for 7 Days for 10 hours and i was only able to hit ~97% week limit But there is much more you can Do using Claude code instead of Just Coding. You can Add Tools and Sub Agents, etc and Convert it to Cowork and Design too. BTW Claude Cowork and Claude Design are Supper Token Hoggers and Hits Quotas Fast. Once I was using Calude Design and told it generate around 10 Design Themes and it burned through weekly quota with a Hour usage. Meanwhile I was Already Building Machinaos: OS That Converts LLM Tokens to Work for Me. I connect my socials , emails , web tools, browser, etc and use it to generate websites, read emails and generate PDF Reports and mails them to others emails or to someone on my Socials like WA. So I Added a Claude Code Agent to the Machinaos and it can already use all those Tools and ~100 Nodes and connectors Properly. https://reddit.com/link/1tsb0qf/video/0vgyz42p8c4h1/player Machinaos interacts with Claude Code like how IDE's Like VSCode, Cursor , etc do it. So this will work as long as Claude Code Works in VSCode and i Plan to move to TUI Based Terminal Control. Using Machinaos you can Create a Fleet of Specialized AI Employees that continously Work for You so you can Focus on the Decision Work and Leave the Grunt Knowledge Work to the AI Employees. https://reddit.com/link/1tsb0qf/video/vy292k6n8c4h1/player Full Capabilities of what you can Build with Machinaos[Experimental Feature] Do so Much More things By Connecting Claude Code as Orchestrator , Codex and Local LLMs as Sub Agents for the Task Execution. Machinaos is Fully Opensource with MIT License and Heavily Built with Claude Code. Github: https://github.com/zeenie-ai/MachinaOS Discord: https://discord.gg/c9pCJ7d8Ce Do Star on Github , it Matters a Lot. submitted by /u/Dry-Foundation9720 [link] [comments]
View originalSonnet 4.7?
Claude leaking a new Sonnet model? submitted by /u/YardStunning2324 [link] [comments]
View originalPuppetmaster dramatically decreases token costs + increases context
Puppetmaster is an orchestrator + router that sits on top of the agent CLIs you already pay for (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, OpenAI) or a plain shell when there's no harness at all. You hand it work, and it routes each task to the cheapest model that can actually do it, runs the workers as independent processes, and stores everything as durable typed state instead of one giant transcript. This is the "context-hack" Puppetmaster graphs your directories and prevents context stretching between agents. https://github.com/professorpalmer/Puppetmaster submitted by /u/ProfessorPalmer [link] [comments]
View originalThis system cuts wasted tokens by making Claude map your code before writing anything
What it does: Stops the fluff — Forces Claude to skip polite prose and filler. Every response is pure logic and code, nothing else. Maps before it touches — Claude has to understand your entire codebase structure before writing a single line. No more broken APIs. Pushes back on you — If your prompt is vague or your logic is weak, Claude argues back. It won't just blindly write bad code. Catches bugs before they exist — Proactively flags race conditions, security issues, and duplicate logic during the mapping phase itself. Kills the sycophancy — No more "great idea!" responses as context grows. It stays sharp and critical till the end of the conversation. How to use it: Go to the gist and copy the CLAUDE.md file In Claude Code or Cursor, add it as your project-level system prompt or drop it in your root as CLAUDE.md Copy SHARED-GROUNDING.md too is a short rule that makes Claude explain what it's doing before every tool call. Start a new conversation. Don't continue an existing long chat the whole point is a clean context Give it a complex task and watch it ask clarifying questions and map dependencies before touching anything One catch: Don't use this for small scripts or quick fixes. The upfront token cost isn't worth it unless you're building something complex. The Files You'll Feed submitted by /u/Choice-Highlight-369 [link] [comments]
View originalI built a local context compiler for coding agents — real benchmark on a NestJS repo, including where it backfires
Disclosure up front: this is my own open-source project (@lubab/madar, MIT). Not selling anything, but it's mine, so weigh the numbers accordingly. When you ask a coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) "how does X work" in a big repo, it usually opens a pile of files to figure out how everything connects before it can answer. That discovery is most of the token cost — and it repeats every session. Madar maps your repo once, locally, and hands the agent a small "context pack" over MCP: the files and call paths that actually matter for your question. The bet is that the agent starts from that instead of rediscovering the codebase each time. I finally ran a clean before/after. Same question ("how is the idea report generated"), same real backend (NestJS + BullMQ, ~800 files), Claude Code doing the work. Baseline = no Madar. Numbers are Anthropic-reported, not my estimates: Plain agent With Madar Input tokens 1,000,776 223,539 Cost $1.84 $0.69 Turns 16 5 Tool calls 15 4 So roughly 78% fewer input tokens and 63% cheaper to reach the same answer on that run. Where it backfires (the part I actually care about): It's ONE question, ONE repo, ONE agent. Not a general claim. Two things carried the result: the graph was scoped to the backend service, and built with --spi. Point it at a whole monorepo graph and the pack gets big enough that it can cost more tokens than it saves. Scoping isn't optional. "How does X work" (explain) is the case I've tested. Edit/review tasks are much less proven. It's also deterministic — no embeddings, no ML deps, no calling out to a model to build the graph. Just static analysis of your TS/Node code, locally. If you want to try it and tell me where it regresses, that's genuinely the feedback I need: npm i -g @lubab/madar madar generate . --spi madar claude install # or cursor / copilot / codex / gemini Repo: github.com/mohanagy/madar Honest question for the sub: for those of you running Claude Code / Cursor on big repos — is the "rediscover the codebase every session" token cost actually your bottleneck, or is it something else? Trying to figure out if this is even the right problem to attack. submitted by /u/CaptainProud4703 [link] [comments]
View originalHere's 100+ evals on Opus 4.8
We aggregated 100+ evals on Opus 4.8 to see what changed. The big gains vs 4.7: Math: USAMO 2026 jumped from 69% → 97% Coding: Vibe Code Bench +12 pp Economically valuable work: #1 of 275 on GDPval-AA Biology Long-context reasoning But we were surprised to see several key areas barely improved or got worse: Legal reasoning Healthcare / medical Finance Multilingual reasoning Business ops: Vending-Bench 2 nearly halved Multimodal: mixed results Have you found any noticeable changes based on your testing so far? submitted by /u/davidthesong [link] [comments]
View originalGrateful to be accepted into Claude for Open Source Program
Just got the email from Anthropic. Claude Max 20x free for 6 months for open source maintainers. Really thankful for this. I have been building CodeBurn, a CLI that shows where your AI coding tokens go. It supports 23 tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Goose, Windsurf, and more). Reads session data from disk. No API keys, no wrappers, nothing leaves your machine. It breaks down cost by model, project, and task type. Has a waste detector with copy-paste fixes and a head-to-head model comparison using your own data. With this support there is a lot more coming for the open source community. If you use AI coding tools, check it out: npx codeburn@latest GitHub: https://github.com/getagentseal/codeburn submitted by /u/MurkyFlan567 [link] [comments]
View originalpg-mnemosyne-mcp – Give your Cursor & Claude Code assistants persistent PostgreSQL memory and task tracking
Hi everyone! I was tired of my AI coding agents losing context across different chats or stepping on each other's toes when running multi-agent sessions. So I built **pg-mnemosyne-mcp**, a high-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PostgreSQL. It does three things really well: **Persistent Super Memory**: Let's your AI store key-value memories with tags directly in a local or cloud Postgres DB. **Dynamic Task checklists**: Prompts a specialized task board for AI tracking. **Agent Coordination Hub**: If you run multiple agents (e.g. Claude Desktop and Cursor), they register their active files and tasks in a shared database to prevent merge conflicts. Setup is a single command: `pg-mnemosyne init --dsn "..."` (it auto-configures Claude Desktop, Cursor, Roo Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more). It's fully open-source! If this sounds useful to your workflow, I'd love for you to try it out or drop a ⭐ to support the project! 👉 **GitHub**: https://github.com/Janadasroor/pg-mnemosyne-mcp 👉 **PyPI**: https://pypi.org/project/pg-mnemosyne-mcp/ submitted by /u/janadasroor [link] [comments]
View originalLoom for Claude
Yo! Solo founder, built this to help myself while working on my main startup. Turned out to be pretty useful so I thought I'd wrap it up for others to use. The problem: I use Cursor and Claude Code daily. The slow part isn't typing prompts anymore (Wispr Flow + voice mode already solved that) — it's explaining which screenshot goes with which sentence. "The button on the right of the second screenshot, the orange one, no, that one..." Dis Dat: press ⌃⌥⌘Space, talk while pointing your cursor at things, press again. A link lands on your clipboard. Paste it into Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, v0... The agent goes and fetches your feedback — what you were saying, where you pointed — and ships the changes. Free to try, $19/mo for unlimited. Works with any AI vibe coding soon. Mac only for now (Apple Silicon + Intel). Also building a mobile version. open any page on your phone, talk as you scroll, and the link lands on your Mac ready to paste. So you can react out loud to your own product without sitting at your desk. Coming soon; happy to share more if anyone's curious. Things I'd genuinely value feedback on: What's the workflow you'd want this to slot into that I'm missing? What other agents would you want this to work with first? Anyone tried something similar and bounced off it... what killed it? I'll be here all day. Roast away. submitted by /u/Emergency_Bar_428 [link] [comments]
View original1 in 4 agent skills had vulnerabilities. This is the local check I wish I had before installing random AI tooling
A recent paper analyzed 31,132 agent skills in the wild and found that 26.1% had at least one vulnerability: prompt injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, or supply-chain risk. That number changed one habit for me: before I run a repo with agent configs, I scan the files the agent will obey. Because the scary files usually do not look scary. AGENTS.md, MCP configs, Cursor rules, hooks, plugin manifests, skills - these are not just docs. They decide what your agent can run, inherit, fetch, and trust. The local check I use now is lintai: https://github.com/777genius/lintai Install / run: npx lintai-cli scan . For CI: npx lintai-cli scan . --format sarif > lintai.sarif For a deeper review: npx lintai-cli scan . --preset preview No SaaS. No telemetry. Local, fast and deterministic. If you do not use npm: curl -fsSL https://github.com/777genius/lintai/releases/latest/download/lintai-installer.sh | sh "$HOME/.local/bin/lintai" scan . Not a sandbox. Not a silver bullet. Just a fast preflight before giving an AI-agent repo trust. Github: https://github.com/777genius/lintai Site: https://777genius.github.io/lintai/ Curious what other people are using to review agent trust files before running them. submitted by /u/IlyaZelen [link] [comments]
View originalthing i wish i'd known about ai tools when i started using them seriously a year ago
the biggest unlock wasn't the model getting better. it was me getting better at knowing when to use which tool. year-ago me: opened chatgpt for everything because it was the first tab. asked it questions, got mediocre answers, accepted them, moved on. now me: actually thinks about which tool fits the task. claude for writing and reasoning. perplexity (used to, less now) or kagi for "find me a source." cursor for code. notebooklm for synthesizing across many documents. chatgpt voice for thinking-out-loud. granola for meeting notes. each one has a specific role. this sounds obvious typed out. it wasn't obvious when i was just starting. i thought i was supposed to find The One Tool and master it. turns out the skill is matching tool to task. the tools are mostly fine. the user choosing the wrong tool is most of why outputs are bad. second thing: don't trust any tool that doesn't show its work. perplexity citations matter. claude saying "i'm not certain about this" matters. tools that just confidently produce output with no provenance are dangerous if you're going to act on the output. early on i trusted everything equally. now i grade tools by how clearly they show me what they don't know. third thing: the cheap subscriptions add up faster than you think. i ran the math at one point — what i spent in my first year of "trying ai tools" was more than what i'd have paid a human freelancer to do the things i was trying to automate. would have been faster, too. AI tools have a real cost-benefit math and it's not always in your favor, especially early when you're still figuring out what works. if i'd known those three things a year ago, i'd have wasted less money and gotten better outputs sooner. posting in case it helps anyone earlier in the curve. submitted by /u/Honest-Purchase-9113 [link] [comments]
View originalI spent $340 on AI subscriptions last month. Wrote down what I actually used each one for. It was depressing.
Going through the credit card statement, here's what I had active: Claude Pro (40), ChatGPT Plus (20), Cursor (20), Perplexity Pro (20), Notion AI (10), Granola (20), ElevenLabs Starter (5), Midjourney Basic (10), Gamma Pro (10), Beautiful.ai (12), Otter Pro (17), Loom Business (15), Zapier Pro (30), Make Core (10), Tactiq Pro (8), Descript Creator (15), Reclaim.ai Pro (8), Motion (19), Superhuman (30), one i can't remember the name of (10), some ai-something for instagram captions (11) Then I sat down and wrote next to each one the last time I'd actually used it. Not opened it, used it for a real piece of work. Claude (yesterday), ChatGPT (yesterday, voice mode in car), Cursor (yesterday), Perplexity (3 days), Granola (every meeting), Gamma (2 weeks), Zapier (a month, but the automations are still running), ElevenLabs (3 months ago), Midjourney (couldn't remember), Beautiful.ai (couldn't remember), Otter (replaced by Granola, just forgot to cancel), Loom (4 months), Tactiq (replaced by Granola, also forgot), Descript (used twice in 6 months), Reclaim/Motion (both, can't tell them apart, forget which one schedules my meetings), Superhuman (used the AI features twice), the instagram one (literally cannot remember signing up) Cancelled 11 things this morning. Saving $145/month. Nothing in my workflow actually changed. The pattern isn't that AI tools are bad. It's that I treat subscribing like trying. Every "I want to try this" became a recurring charge I forgot about. submitted by /u/OneSeaworthiness2676 [link] [comments]
View originalPricing found: $20 / mo, $40 / user, $20 / mo, $40 / user
Cursor has an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 20 reviews from G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius.
Key features include: Product, Resources, Company, Legal, Connect.
Cursor is commonly used for: Automated code generation, Real-time code suggestions, Debugging assistance, Collaborative coding environments, Code refactoring, Integration with CI/CD pipelines.
Cursor integrates with: GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack, Trello, AWS, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Postman.
Based on user reviews and social mentions, the most common pain points are: token cost, API bill, ai agent, cost tracking.
Sasha Rush
Professor at Cornell / Hugging Face
6 mentions

Software is changing
Feb 26, 2026
Based on 148 social mentions analyzed, 12% of sentiment is positive, 86% neutral, and 2% negative.