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[danperks]

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:

@danperks

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.