Today, I wanted to use Sonnet MAX 3.7 Thinking. I enabled price-based pricing, and it said that using it would cost $0.05. However, after submitting a query, it got stuck in a loop running npm i and he tried to install something completely nonsensical, racking up $0.25 in premium tools usage. WTF?

Hey, take a look at this: [image] Max Mode for Claude 3.7 - Out Now! Featured Discussions TL:DR brain Has Claude 3.7 Thinking at it’s core books Uses the whole 200k context window of the model hammer_and_wrench Has a very high tool call limit magnifying_glass_tilted_left Can read more code at once money_bag IMPORTANT: Only available via usage pricing, costing $0.05 per prompt AND $0.05 per tool call! cross_mark Likely not for the average user As many of you have realized in your own usage, Claude 3.7 is far from just a minor upgrade from Claude 3.5. It’s fundamental…

probably time to limit tools you dont want to call in the settings. I hate that in every web project 3.7 automatiicaly tries to launch a new python server.

Hey, sorry to hear you’ve had a poor experience! While many people have reported a solid improvement with Max mode, we still hope to refine and improve on it as users test it out. If you can, grabbing a request ID for this would be super helpful! However, regarding the cost, please see what I wrote in the main thread below: [image]Max Mode for Claude 3.7 - Out Now! It is a ‘no expense spared’ feature and, as such, comes with intelligence and capabilities no other model has. However, the mode is expensive (see below) and is likely not worth the cost for the majority of users. This model is our best choice for implementing large and complex projects all at once or for completing intricate code edits that require a deep understanding of their functionality to maintain them. But for standard code edits, Cursor’s agent is still the most cost-effective solution and would be more than enough for >90% of all the prompts Cursor sees. We only recommend this model to those who can afford to test its capabilities without concern about the cost and will make use of its additional intelligence.

hey danperks, could you check my refund email sent to hi@cursor.com on March 6 ？I need your help. Email：rickxtzhang@gmail.com

I do wonder if it has to be premium tools to deal with sonnet MAX. Couldn’t it be the same tool used for common sonnet? I really does spend alot. I’ve just run a command that has spent a lot of money and most of it were for tools calls. I think it should get better. 42 premium tool calls * 5 cents per tool call $2.10 1 claude-3.7-sonnet-thinking-max request * 5 cents per such request $0.05

at the end, it’s worth if you don’t care about the price but best possible quality

Yeah… but the point is: Does it make’s sense to have to pay per each tool call? I am not sure if it does… do you get my point? Paying for inference does make sense, but API calls… it does not seems like it makes sense… there could be a mix for that.

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deanrie (Dean Rie) March 18, 2025, 1:04pm 2

Hey, take a look at this:

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