Continuation of Cursor's marketing tribulations - renamed version 0.51 to 1.0.0 so that "people understand" it's a real program. They posted a description on their YouTube channel.

https://www.cursor.com/changelog/1-0
They continue to roll out the background agent, but you need to disable "privacy mode" (!) to start sharing your code with Cursor and allow them to collect telemetry. Those who don't want this cannot use it yet.

They also added BugBot for GitHub which also works in the background. They reworked memory mode between chats again (Windsurf has been doing this for a long time), and finally added support for markdown tables and Mermaid diagrams.

Like most other AI coding tools, they have compiled an MCP catalog, which is at https://docs.cursor.com/tools - currently 8 verified ones.

Discussion on HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44185256
A significant part of the discussion focuses on comparing it with Claude Code from Anthropic. Many users, especially those who paid significant amounts for Cursor Pro (e.g., $100-$800/month), switched to Claude Code (with $100 or $200/month plans) and note a significantly better agent experience: fewer errors in tool calls, premature completion, problems applying changes. Just a day before the discussion, Claude Code was added to Anthropic's Pro plan for $20/month, making it significantly more accessible.

There is an opinion that the current prices for AI tools (including Cursor) are subsidized by VC money, and the companies are not yet profitable.

Advantages of Claude Code (according to some users):

• Better agent performance, fewer errors. High productivity with parallel sessions.
• Works well with the command line (e.g., can connect via SSH and execute commands, asking for permission).
• Considered "smarter" due to a different system prompt and behavior compared to using the same Claude model through Cursor.

Disadvantages of Claude Code and Advantages of Cursor:

• Claude Code: Can quickly "burn" tokens, sometimes makes strange errors. Lacks some Cursor features like "checkpoints" for rolling back changes (although there are workarounds).
• Cursor: Users note the fast "Tab" autocompletion for small changes. The basic Pro plan ($20/month) is (was?) more affordable.

Other tools and approaches:

• Aider: Mentioned as a more "precise tool," integrates better with git (makes commits, which Cursor/Claude Code don't do by default), more controlled.
• Zed: Some users are switching to Zed due to better performance compared to Cursor.

#cursor #claudecode