@cursor_ai: We've reduced token costs in Cursor by 7% with no drop in agent quality. Savings came from tighter prompts, selective t…
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Cursor AI has reduced token costs in its tool by 7% without compromising agent quality, achieved through tighter prompts, selective tool loading, better caching, and compressed file reads.
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We’ve reduced token costs in Cursor by 7% with no drop in agent quality.
Savings came from tighter prompts, selective tool loading, better caching, and compressed file reads. https://t.co/EMNxELnfwO
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