Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug I am a Cursor Ultra plan subscriber who exclusively uses the Opus 4.6 model for all tasks. I have observed a severe, progressive degradation in response speed as my API usage percentage increases, while other models remain ful…

Hey, a few users are reporting something similar. There’s a related thread: Has anyone noticed performance issues with Opus 4.6 (Max Mode) recently? A couple things to keep in mind: Opus 4.6 with extended thinking is naturally slower than other models because it does extra reasoning steps. There …

Cursor IDE Opus 4.6 model response speed severely degrades as API usage approaches 90% on Ultra plan

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Cursor IDE Opus 4.6 model response speed severely degrades as API usage approaches 90% on Ultra plan

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