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I’ve deleted all of these wrappers (cursor, windsurf etc) after discovering Claude Code on pro. I’m not sure how it does it, but it’s just better. And ultimatel

I’ve deleted all of these wrappers (cursor, windsurf etc) after discovering Claude Code on pro. I’m not sure how it does it, but it’s just better. And ultimately, more cost effective.

rorads 1y ago
I think it’s fundamentally about context management and business model. Claude Code is expensive because it will happily put very large volumes into context because Anthropic are paid by the token. Cursor makes the bet that it can pay less per token whilst giving you enough value to still make margins on your $20 per month (assuming you’re using their default models). This all becomes very clear when you do something that feels like magic in Claude Code and then run /cost and see you’ve blown through $10 in a single hour long session. Which is honestly worth it for me.
- tom_m 1y ago
  Roo Code manages context a LOT better than Cursor or Windsurf. Cursor and Windsurf don't care about this because they want people to use more tokens. Their investors want more people to use tokens. Think about this one. They don't even tell you what your usage is! Look at Roo Code showing you the context usage and cost of each conversation. Features to compact the context. It's built around bringing awareness to the unit economics of AI and built to give users choice. The tools that work to keep users in the dark are serving someone else's interests.
  - mahmoudimus 1y ago
    Cursor does. It tells you how many tokens right above the chat box in the upper right hand corner.
lunalabs 1y ago
how many requests do you get per 5 hour window?
- cpursley 1y ago
  More than I can use on the $200 plan, and I hit it hard 9 hours a day. It’s mind blowingly good at react and sql as well as cli tools
anon7000 1y ago
I’ve found cursor to be meaningfully faster, and tab autocomplete is really nice. It’s not like I can avoid touching code anyways, and when I do, cursor tab is near perfect at being a very smart auto complete. Claude is running through AWS bedrock though, so that could be the performance issue. But I do much prefer the terminal app for prompting

I’ve deleted all of these wrappers (cursor, windsurf etc) after discovering Claude Code on pro. I’m not sure how it does it, but it’s just better. And ultimately, more cost effective.

rorads 1y ago

I think it’s fundamentally about context management and business model. Claude Code is expensive because it will happily put very large volumes into context because Anthropic are paid by the token. Cursor makes the bet that it can pay less per token whilst giving you enough value to still make margins on your $20 per month (assuming you’re using their default models). This all becomes very clear when you do something that feels like magic in Claude Code and then run /cost and see you’ve blown through $10 in a single hour long session. Which is honestly worth it for me.

tom_m 1y ago
Roo Code manages context a LOT better than Cursor or Windsurf. Cursor and Windsurf don't care about this because they want people to use more tokens. Their investors want more people to use tokens. Think about this one. They don't even tell you what your usage is! Look at Roo Code showing you the context usage and cost of each conversation. Features to compact the context. It's built around bringing awareness to the unit economics of AI and built to give users choice. The tools that work to keep users in the dark are serving someone else's interests.
- mahmoudimus 1y ago
  Cursor does. It tells you how many tokens right above the chat box in the upper right hand corner.

lunalabs 1y ago

how many requests do you get per 5 hour window?

cpursley 1y ago
More than I can use on the $200 plan, and I hit it hard 9 hours a day. It’s mind blowingly good at react and sql as well as cli tools

anon7000 1y ago

I’ve found cursor to be meaningfully faster, and tab autocomplete is really nice. It’s not like I can avoid touching code anyways, and when I do, cursor tab is near perfect at being a very smart auto complete. Claude is running through AWS bedrock though, so that could be the performance issue. But I do much prefer the terminal app for prompting